Prion
Maya Patrich
A short film by Maya Patrich
Duration: 4:17 min
Medium: 2D Digital and Mixed Media Animation
Trailer
logline
A despondent character struggles to balance self-acceptance and self-loathing when their worst fears manifest in the form of a sickly deer.
Artist Statement
My artistic approach has always centred in storytelling that explores all that is weird, whimsical, and dark. I wanted to explore the anxiety of having to redefine what it is to be ourselves as our bodies and health change in ways we can’t predict, and self-realization occurring through uncontrollable metamorphosis. An animated film is a perfect vehicle to explore metamorphosis, as playing with form and shape is inherent to the medium.
Project Stills
Credits
Film by: Maya Patrich
Music & Sound by: Veltlenhill (Thomas Myles Feltenberger)
Special Thanks
- Ecuad animation Peers of 2023
- Lorelei Pepi
- Martin Rose
- Darren Brereton
- Leslie Bishko
- Gil Goletski
- Christopher Strickler
- Matt Stephanson
- Zigzag the cat
- Gloria Lee
- Jasmine De Boda
- Francis De Boda
- Uzi Patrich
- Papi + Mami
