This Short Film Offers A Simple Yet Powerful Ode To Imagination And Transformation

This Short Film Offers A Simple Yet Powerful Ode To Imagination And Transformation

Video: Everyone who’s stuck in a dull, repetitive routine can relate to Sisyphus — the Greek king doomed to spend his life pushing a boulder up a hill, only to see it roll down every time he got to the top. James Bascara’s Upon the Rock imagines one man’s odd but seemingly much-needed jailbreak from the drudgery of life.

The official synopsis: “A man leading a Sisyphean life suddenly has a euphoric vision, then undergoes a dysphoric transformation.”

It’s animated using extremely simple drawings, but it gets way more complex — thematically, at least — as it goes.

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