On/Off conveys the director’s view of today’s technology and how social media can be a significant distraction to creative minds and discipline. It shows a scenario where it is possible to apply it to creativity in a more positive way.
The short proposes that viewers question how much time they really dedicate to their passions, if they are distracted by ephemeral content and interactions on social networks and how this can interrupt the creative process.
In addition, it manages to reveal what creatives like Frida Kahlo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Beethoven and Nikola Teslaif they had access to technology as current people who are inspired by their own geniuses and use surreal scenarios to answer this question.
For example, it shows Frida Kahlo in a modern context where she would have to balance her life between artistic inspiration and the distractions brought by technology: two different worlds that meet in a subway car that seems to be traveling towards the destiny of humanity. .
On/Off is an invitation to fight to achieve our goals, to leave behind any distraction that gets in the way and, above all, to aim for the highest, was produced by the team at Red Clover Studiosanimation studio led by Nicholas Villarrealin California, United States and the director is currently working on a feature length thriller with an tentative shooting date at the end of 2023.
The short was presented in 2020 at the main film festivals in Europe, Latin America, the United States and Canada and in 2021 it entered the coveted list of Eligible Productions for Oscar Award Nomination as “Best Animated Short Film”.
Source: Ambito
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