Every Tuesday afternoon, we intend to provide you with an escape from the banal existence of an everyday work routine with a short film from somewhere around the world, in 15 minutes or less. This week, we have something especially moving which straddles the worlds between visualisation and spoken word to create something that will leave you still. In case you missed last week’s, watch it here.

Duration: 7 minutes, 36 seconds

Homegrown Verdict:

Set to the incredibly powerful spoken word poetry of Shane Koyczan, this collaborative work of both animation & motion graphics will have you tumbling from despair to optimism within minutes as it explores the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual.

"We were freaks. 

Lobster claw boys and bearded ladies

Oddities

Juggling depression and lonliness playing solitaire spin the bottle

Trying to kiss the wounded parts of ourselves and heal."