A Short Vision

A Short Vision

Directed by Peter Foldès, Joan Foldes

Produced by BFI Experimental Film Fund

19566 min6.6 / 10

A nightmarish animated vision of nuclear apocalypse and human extinction, told through surreal imagery and mounting dread.

The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Short Vision end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.

  • Is A Short Vision scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is A Short Vision easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Is A Short Vision sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is A Short Vision violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A Short Vision

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Short Vision

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Short Vision, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Short Vision, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Short Vision, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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