PLAYBOY

Animation,

Mexico

2024

Runtime, min

1980, The Olympic Games have just opened in Moscow. One elderly lady works in an art museum. She washes the floors before visitors arrive. She has worked at the museum for a long time and loves her job. The audience is respectable, there are artworks all around. Sometimes forgetful visitors leave something behind in the museum's halls. Usually nothing interesting: glasses, handbags, books or something like that. But this time the find literally stunned our heroine.

Director:

Nadia Samarina

Selections and Awards:

Art All Night - Trenton: Film Festival 2024 Trenton June 29, 2024 Official Selection United States Short Shot Fest 2025 Moscow April 11, 2025 Official Selection Russian Federation KINOPROBA International Festival-Workshop of Film Schools 2024 Ekaterinburg December 1, 2024 Official Selection Russian Federation 24FRAME Future Film Fest 2025 Bologna April 9, 2025 Official Selection Italy

REVIEWS:

Short, clear, and very funny! I really enjoyed it! Thank you! :)

Live Screenings Attendee

This short is pure visual punchline. The absurd escalation, the portraits watching are comedy gold

Tomas Corbani

The gray world, the splash of pink, the slow reactio, it’s a masterclass in comic contrast.

Alan Martinez

It says a lot without saying a word, about culture, repression, curiosity, and, yeah, Playboy. Smart and sharp!

Antonio Gomes

The subtle joke that even Picasso, Dali, and Kahlo are peeking. That’s brilliant framing!

Giacomo Junior

Reminded me of how things used to be. The little shock in the small world. Funny and a bit touching.

Jorge Gomez Perez

!!! I laughed out loud. !!!

Daniel Wilson

so funny! I wasn’t ready for how funny this would be. I mean, the woman’s face when she opens the magazine! Priceless!

Carlos Marín

I loved the way the humor built visually, no words needed.

Kollros Ferraris

This kind of sketch is rare, super short but with perfect comic rhythm and a punch at the end.

Erika Schifano