Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Mr. Mare’ by Luca Toth

“Looking at an X-ray image a young handsome man is horrified to learn that the weird, tumor-like lump on his chest is the top of a tiny plump man’s head. Nested in his body, he is waiting to be born… Mr. Mare is a surreal animated chamber play, set in a ‘haunted’ claustrophobic space, in which we witness the dynamics of unrequited love as we follow the relationship of an oddly codependent pair.”

Film by Luca Toth, Hungary/France, 2019. Co-produced by Boddah and Sacrebleu Productions.

Premiered at Berlinale (2019) and screened at over 90 film festivals. Winner of 12 awards, including Børge Ring Award at Odense Film Festival, best short film at Viborg Animation Festival, grand prix at Mecal Pro – Barcelona Int’l Short and Animation Film Festival, and jury award at Bucheon International Animation Festival.