The Undying Pain of Existence

Partner: First Steps | Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg | German Short Films: Awards Contenders

A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.

Details

Duration: 5min.

Country: Germany

Language: No Dialogue

Year: 2025

Genre: Animation

Topic: Animation, Art, Black Humor, Education, Freedom, Happiness, Human Conduct, Humor, Inspiration, Mental Health, Obsession, Otherness, Philosophy, Portrait, Resistance, Society, Spirituality, Tradition, Work

Cast & Crew

Director: Oscar Jacobson

Production company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Writer: Oscar Jacobson

Cinematographer: not applicable

Editor: Revan Sarikaya

Music: Clemens Gutjahr

Actors: Oscar Jacobson , Theresa Dobersberger

Festivals & Awards

2025

Student Academy Awards Finalist

Manchester Kinofilm International Short Film Festival Best Animation Runner Up

Bali International Film Festival (BALINALE)

Oakville film festival

Fest Anča International Animation Festival

Edmonton International Film Festival

Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB)

International Film Festival SCHLINGEL

Fredrikstad Animation Festival

Taichung International Animation Festival

Student International Film Festival Croatia (STIFF)

Canlandiranlar International Film Festival

Blon Animation & Games Festival

The Rookies Film of the Year 2D Animation

FICAM - International Animated Film Festival of Meknes

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