SCIANY is a very, very hard film to explain, as its plot is pretty much incomprehensible. Instead of telling any sort of traditional narrative, the story is pretty much irrelevant, as the focus is really on the art.
The film is very dark, as the artwork consists of cross-hatched drawings that look much more like works of art instead of animation. It's very moody, but also very nicely done. It consists of a naked bald man and is life inside a large room. However, given the surreal nature of the film, the room is bizarre--with drawers that magically appear and disappear in the walls. In addition, you eventually learn that the bald guy is living inside a box and either he must be very tiny or the people outside are enormous.
Overall, the film is like a stream of consciousness and not a story. It is lovely to look at and trying to make sense of it all might just result in your brain exploding. But don't worry--there's really no need to try and its best to just take it all in and accept it for what it is.
By the way, Dumala's later work is even more refined and artistic--such as his darkly brooding FRANZ KAFKA.
The film is very dark, as the artwork consists of cross-hatched drawings that look much more like works of art instead of animation. It's very moody, but also very nicely done. It consists of a naked bald man and is life inside a large room. However, given the surreal nature of the film, the room is bizarre--with drawers that magically appear and disappear in the walls. In addition, you eventually learn that the bald guy is living inside a box and either he must be very tiny or the people outside are enormous.
Overall, the film is like a stream of consciousness and not a story. It is lovely to look at and trying to make sense of it all might just result in your brain exploding. But don't worry--there's really no need to try and its best to just take it all in and accept it for what it is.
By the way, Dumala's later work is even more refined and artistic--such as his darkly brooding FRANZ KAFKA.