Animated Self-Portraits

1989 8 min Animation

Sketched identities collide in this 1989 split-screen showdown where 27 animators turn the camera on themselves, drafting autobiographical sketches in wildly mismatched styles. One rapid-fire mosaic of ego and aesthetics that never lands on a single look. The rare short that feels like a preview reel for the next century of animation.

Directed by Osamu Tezuka, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Bill Plympton, Jan Švankmajer, David Ehrlich, Pavel Koutský, Jiří Barta, Candy Kugel, Priit Pärn, Borivoj Dovniković 'Bordo', Hardi Volmer, Maureen Selwood, Dušan Vukotić, Mati Kütt, Joško Marušić, Nikola Majdak, Sally Cruikshank, Riho Unt, Renzo Kinoshita · Written by Osamu Tezuka, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Bill Plympton

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