PREOPERATIONAL MODEL
A film by Philip Ullman
2024 | 13 mins | Digital Video | Color | 25fps
In Preoperational Model, anthropomorphic princess Sophie and her maid Jessica prepare for a new day in the royal court. Sophie's struggle to play her role propels the two protagonists forward and backward in time, through worlds and identities to find a way to live together
Screenings
2024 Companions - International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
2024 Shorts - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale), Berlin (DE)
2024 Competition 8 Animations - Festival Regard, Chicoutimi (CA)
2024 Relativity of Space and Time - 2Annas Short Film Festival, Riga (LV)
2024 International Shorts: Future - Lichter Film Festival, Frankfurt (DE)
2024 Official Competition - Annecy Animation Film Festival, Annecy (FR)
2024 Official Competition - Fest Anca, Zilina (SK)
2024 IC 7 Does The Discovery Of Origins Remove The Dust? - Hamburg Short Film Festival, Hamburg (DE)
2024 Competencia International - Syncro Film Festival, Buenos Aires (AR)
2024 Favorites - Vienna Shorts, Vienna (AT)
2024 The Door In The Wall - Lago Film Festival, Revine(IT)
2024 Official Animation Selection 2 - Guanajuato International Film Festival, St Miguel de Allende (MX)
2024 International Competition 2 - Fantoche International Animation Festival, Baden (CH)
2024 Block #2 - TOHorror Fantastic Film Festival, Torino (IT)
2024 Programme: Aaaah!- Animatou, Genève (CH)
2024 International Fiction - International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (IN)
2024 International Short FilmCompetition - International Film Festival Villa de Leyva, Villa de Leyva (PT)
2024 Best short films for Age 15-19 - Young Film Festival, Prague (CZ)
2024 Global Competition Short Film 2- Frederikstad Animation Festival, Frederikstad (NO)
2024 R&A Shorts: Uncanny Valley - Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki(FI)
2024 The Youth Perspective: Animation Short - Spektrum Film Festival, Swindica (PL)
2024 Video Power Now!- Transitions, Maastricht (NL)
2024 Where The Wild Things Are- Kasseler Dokfest, Kassel(DE)
2024 Shorts 3: Animation - Denver International Film Festival, Denver(US)