Playing God is a 2024 Italian animated short film directed by Matteo Burani. The 9-minutes stop-motion animated film about the power of finding community has been selected in various international film festivals, including Animayo International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Annecy International Film Festival.
Plot Through the obsessive search for perfection of a Sculptor, a clay sculpture comes to life in a workshop, surrounded by past failed versions of itself.MUBILetterboxd
Accolades Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world: YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus2024Settimana Internazionale della Critica di VeneziaFEDIC AwardBucheon International Animation FestivalInternational Competition2025Nastri d'ArgentoBest Animated Short FilmClermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalBest Animated ShortAnnecy International Film FestivalMidnight ShortsAnimayo International Film FestivalGrand PrizeShort Shorts Film FestivalBest Animated ShortTribeca Film FestivalBest Animated Short
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External links
Official Trailer on YouTube.
Playing God on Onira's official Vimeo channel.