07 - Rat's Nest.

competing for the PRIX EUROPA 2021 - Rising Star Video

by Alessa Fanzoi Switzerland Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK

‘Rat's Nest’ is an animated short film about self-worth and self-acceptance. Frustrated by her introversion, the protagonist Mia retreats into an underground, which metaphorically stands for her emotional world. There she encounters all the curious things her subconscious has to offer. Her fears and insecurities take on bodies of their own and so the place of refuge turns out to be a rat's nest. What follows is a chase into the unknown and an encounter that encourages Mia to jump over her shadow.