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35 DAYS
35 DAYS

35 DAYS

35 DAYS

Animation, Documentary, Short, Experimental, Animation, experimental, documentary

United States

2025

Runtime, min

7

“35 Days” is an experimental, stop motion animation about what happens when a coalition of strangers answers the call to locate a missing cat during the pandemic lockdown of 2020. Created frame-by-frame using fabric cutouts and thread.
Heidi Kumao

Director:

Heidi Kumao

Film Reel
Film Reel
Film Reel

Selections and Awards:

DC Independent Film Festival District of Colombia February 14, 2026 East coast Official Selection United States

REVIEWS:

An incredible cartoon. I really liked it. On the one hand, it's very simple and unpretentious, but on the other, it's amazingly real, soulful, emotional, light, and humorous. It felt like a ray of sunshine looked into my soul. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

A beautiful and unique stop-motion film. The craftsmanship with the fabric is amazing.

Luisa Diaz Perez

So much heart in this! The stop-motion with thread is such a unique and tactile way to tell a story.

Magnus Larsen

The pandemic theme feels a bit heavy.

Boonmee Nattaya

Interesting.

Live Screenings Attendee

The only point of interest is the form.

Live Screenings Attendee

The fabric cutouts and thread animation.

Emily Johnson

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