A young man is sexually assaulted and subdues, punishes, then befriends his own attacker while confronting his past and the ambiguities of sexuality. Part fiction, part non-fiction, part autobiography and part dream, Friend of a Friend attempts to broaden the conversation around abuse and its motivations and implications, as well as the survivor vs. assailant dynamic and results of ostracization.
14 minute, digital 2k cinemascope animation
Written and Directed by Zachary Zezima
Produced by Ron Dyens
Music by Arthur Dairaine
Animation by Angela Stempel and Zachary Zezima
Voice Acting by Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Shawn Stoner, and Isaac Kessler
Sound Design by Mathieu Z’Graggen
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2020
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Bucheon International Animation Festival
UniFrance Short Film Awards 🏅Nominee
Sydney Underground Film Festival
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
Pimedate Ööde Film Festival
Anilogue International Animation Festival 🏆Special Jury Award
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2021
Slamdance Film Festival
Zoom Zbliżenia International Film Festival
My French Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Animac International Animation Film Festival
Mecal Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
REGARD Saguenay
ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
Vilnius International Short Film Festival
Insomnia International Animation Film Festival
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Rennes Animation Film Festival
Go Short International Short Film Festival
Mecal Pro Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival
Fantaspoa International Film Festival
Animocje International Animated Film Festival
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival
Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film
Go Short International Short Film Festival 🏆Best International Short Animated Film (Oscar-Qualifying)
Palm Springs International Shortfest
Pictoplasma Berlin
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
Salute Your Shorts Film Festival 🏅Honorable Mention
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Loudoun Art Film Festival
Animage International Animation Festival
Balkanima European Animated Film Festival
Stop Motion Film Festival 🏆Best Traditional Animation
Bit Bang International Animation and Digital Art Festival
Figari Film Festival
TOKO Film Festival
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