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ROLAND

ROLAND

ROLAND

Animation, Fiction, Drama, Health, Mental Health, Poetry, Science Fiction

France

2025

Runtime, min

4

Roland goes to spend an ordinary day in a dark and dangerous world. But then he has an encounter and the inevitable happens.
Stéphane Paravigna

Director:

Stéphane Paravigna

Film Reel
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Selections and Awards:

REVIEWS:

It was kinda creepy and funny at the same time. Like, I wasn’t sure if I should laugh or feel bad for Roland.

Grandma Nicole

The hand-drawn style is so raw and expressive. It reminds me of old-school underground comics. Loved that!

Andres Martinez Hernandez

This is like if Kafka directed an animated short in a post-industrial nightmare. The visuals are absurd and grotesque, but so is the human mind, right?

Ethan Wilson

The factory, the mirrored figures, the grotesque masks—it all felt like a metaphor for societal conformity and the fear of losing yourself.

Simone Bueno Morcillo

Okay, I didn’t get all of it, but it was weirdly hypnotic. That chicken-headed guy in a suit just kept walking and I couldn’t look away.

Grace Lavoie

Very unusual. Piercing. It works from the inside, bypassing external logic and systems. It feels like someone cleaned my brain with a toothbrush—removing buildup and refreshing perception. Thank you!

Live Screenings Attendee

This is the kind of short that film festivals are made for—bold, unapologetic, and totally original. Bravo to the creators!

William Brown

It skirts the edge of pretentious, but somehow manages to stay sincere. Maybe because madness doesn’t care about being understood.

Michel Veloso

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