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Caterpillarplasty

David Barlow-Krelina
2018 | 5 min
Fusing elements of Kafka and Kubrick, Caterpillarplasty is a prescient, grotesque sci-fi satire that lifts plastic surgery to another level. A powerful and sardonic take on a social obsession with beauty that’s spiralled out of control.

Awards and distinctions

  • Best Animated Short
    Film maudit 2.0, Santa Monica
    2019
  • Special Mention in the Animation category
    International Short Film Festival, Palm Springs
    2019
  • Jury award for Best Canadian Short
    Underground Film Festival, Calgary
    2019
  • Special Mention of the Ecumenical Jury
    International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen
    2018