Blackheads

Blackheads

2020 · 7 min · ★ 6.5 · Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Blackheads is a stop motion and 2D animated short film about a woman coping with bad therapy, heartbreak, and blackheads. Told through a dreamy, winding, narrative of autobiographical fiction, Blackheads follows a young woman through a morning spent recounting — and attempting to internally reconcile — heartbreak.

Directed by Emily Ann Hoffman · Written by Emily Ann Hoffman

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