Sweet Friday

Sweet Friday

1975 · 4 min · ★ 4.6 · Animation

An animation mixing hand-drawn and cut-out techniques depicting the daily rituals of weekday morning that is occasionally interrupted by flights of fantasy delivered in stroboscopic flashes. Showing scenes of brushing teeth and face washing, Tanaami describes the film to be like a self-portrait on his favorite day of the week.

Directed by Keiichi Tanaami

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