A pair of animated wine glasses participate in a sadistic game, which is interrupted by a self-sacrificial rebellion. But after the tyrants are vanquished, a new game is quickly reconstituted among the former victims of oppression.
Another installment in the “POUR” Series, set in a metaphorical world of living wine glasses. This story explores a twisted game of power dynamics, where two masters dominate their smaller subjects. The only way to end the game is to force the masters to lose interest. An individual glass accomplishes this by initiating a self-sacrificial protest, shattering his own head with his fist. This becomes contagious as the others see the results. They all smash their own heads happily and the game becomes impossible to play. Realizing this, the masters move on.
Official Selection:
-Woodstock Film Festival (USA) *World Premiere
-Raleigh Film and Art Festival (USA)
-Animasyros Animation Festival (Greece)
-Spark Animation Festival (Canada)
-Savannah Film Festival (USA)
-Orlando Film Festival (USA)
-Ojai Film Festival (USA)
-Warsaw Animation Festival (Poland)
Written/Directed/Animated by Patrick Smith
Produced by Kaori Ishida
Associate Producer Eason Lu
Associate Producer Anita Zheng
Associate Producer Michael McClain
Sound Effects/Foley by Patrick Smith
Backgrounds by Tony Curanaj
Music by Argy Ottas (name of song: "Waltz of the Dead")
Special Gratitude:
Claude O’steen, Thomas Shelford, Nate Miltion, Joy Buran, Noelle Melody, Barry Rubin, Tim Miller, Tso Tne, Flying Film Festival, Jessica Nightingale, Mascha Stroobant, Mark Nettles Elliott, Alejandra Avalow, Pe Joyy, Shawny Animation.
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