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Alone but for his dog, a man is consumed by obsession with a mysterious creature he encountered in the woods as a child.
🌍 Official Selection at over 40 international film festivals. Multi-award winner.
2022 | Stop motion animation | Short film | 15min 11sec
Written, directed & animated by Alessandro Cino Zolfanelli
📷 Instagram: @cinozolfanelli
🌐 Website: https://www.alessandrocinozolfanelli.com
🎞️ Festival Selections & Awards:
2023
• In The Palace International Short Film Festival 2023, Bulgaria (Special Mention)
• Montreal International Animation Film Festival 2023, Canada (Official Selection)
• FANCINE – Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga 2023, Spain (Official Selection)
• Alice nella Città – Onde Corte Section 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
• Premio Fausto Rossano 2023, Italy (Best Animation)
• Sulmona International Film Festival 2023, Italy (Best National Short Film)
• Linea d’Ombra Festival – VedoAnimato Competition 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
• Still Voices Film Festival 2023, Ireland (Official Selection)
• Tehran International Short Film Festival 2023, Iran (Official Selection)
• Visioni Italiane 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
• Izmir International Short Film Festival 2023, Turkey (Official Selection)
• Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
• Corto Dorico Film Fest 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
• Aguilar Film Festival – Section De Campo – 2023, Spain (Official Selection)
• Next Generation Short Film Festival – Artist’s films section 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
• Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2023, Italy (Official Selection)
2024
• Animovies at the Festival of Animated Objects 2024, Canada (Official Selection)
• Ribalta Experimental Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Sudestival – “Corta è la notte” Section 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Akbank Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey (Official Selection)
• La Guarimba Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Nastri d’Argento 2024 – Animation Finalist
• Festival del Cinema di Cefalù 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Cryptshow Film Festival 2024, Spain (Official Selection)
• Adriatic Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• AmiCorti International Film Festival 2024, Italy (Best Short Animation)
• Pop Corn Festival del Corto 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Cisterna Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Southport FilmFest 2024, UK (Official Selection)
• SàFF – Sanità Film Festival 2024, Italy (Best Animation)
• LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2024, Italy (Best Animation Movie)
• Ibrida – Festival delle arti intermediali 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Maazzeni Film Festival 2024, Italy (Official Selection)
• Weird Market Festival 2024, Spain (Official Selection)
• Mediterraneo Festival Corto 2024, Italy (Best Animation)
• Baff In Corto 2024, Italy (Best Short)
• Festival de Cine Oro Negro 2024, Mexico (Official Selection)
• Sky photo and Film Festival 2024, Iran (Official Selection)
• Picentia Short Film Festival 2024, Italy (Finalist)
• Lucca Film Festival 2024, Italy (Special Screening)
• LUSCA Film Fest 2024, Puerto Rico (Official Selection)
• Aguilar Film Festival – Section De Campo – 2024, Spain (Official Selection)
2025
• Comicon Naples 2025 (Special Screening)
• Fantoche 2025 – Uncanny Puppets in Motion – Baden, Switzerland (Official Selection)
The way the textures and lighting bring the characters to life is absolutely mesmerizing—every frame feels like a piece of art. This story tugged at my heartstrings and left me in awe of the power of stop motion to tell such a tender, poignant tale.