stubborn

Germany / Short Film, Animation, AV-Media, Artsy, Stop Motion / 00:01:18 min

“Addiction knows the power it has over you. Addiction knows how you fight. Addiction knows that it can torment you. But addiction knows one more thing: you are stubborn.” This work explores the fine line between desire and self-control. An inner struggle triggered by the seductive power of the next cigarette. After smoking a cigarette and experiencing a deceptive calm, the craving finds its way back into the protagonist's mind and continues to burn deeper into her. Aware of its power, the hole teases her and tests once again whether she can resist the temptation. To symbolize the craving, we chose the motif of a burned hole, as fire possesses a similarly uncontrollable nature to addiction. For this, we printed the whole film on A4 pieces of paper and burned a hole into each individual frame. This way we created an animated short film. The beginning and end of the film can be endlessly repeated to illustrate the recurring conflict between the protagonist and her desire. But will her stubbornness be enough to break the cycle and resist the craving next time?