The Other Shape

The Other Shape (2023)

La Otra Forma

In the near future, humanity has built a paradise on the surface of the moon, but only people with square heads can enter. One man will do anything to try to fit into this geometric world.

Date of release
2023-03-30
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Animation, Science Fiction
Director
Diego Guzman

Casting

Interesting facts

The Other Shape is a 2022 adult animated science fiction film written and directed by Diego Felipe Guzmán in his directorial debut. It won the award for best animated feature film at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022, and the same year received a nomination for the Contrachamp award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the award for best feature film at the Chilemonos International Animation Festival. According to the newspaper El Colombiano, the film "used the frame-by-frame technique with more than 60,480 drawings or frames to achieve [its] story". It was commercially released on March 30, 2023 in Colombian theaters.

Production and release

Around 2018, director Diego Felipe Guzmán began production of the film, which involved obtaining resources from state entities such as RTVC, Idartes and Proimágenes, from international production agreements, and from self-financing and micro-patronage platforms.

The film began its tour of film festivals in 2022, participating in international events like the Sitges Film Festival, the Havana Film Festival, the Electricdreams International Film Festival and the TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest in Italy, the Animac Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, as well as participating in the opening of the Festival de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales Miradas in the city of Medellín.

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