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by Rodrigo Blaas
1 year ago
1. Alma
by Rodrigo Blaas
1 year ago
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Written and Directed by: Rodrigo Blaas
Produced by: Cecile Hokes
Music: Mastretta
Art Director: Alfonso Blaas
Lighting Supervisor: Jonatan Catalán
Character Technical Supervisor: Jaime Maestro
Character Design: Bolhem Bouchiba, Carlos Grangel,
Sergio Pablos, Santi Agustí
Animation: Daniel Peixe, ManueBover, Remi Hueso
Sound Design: Tom Myers and David Hughes
Post Production Coordinator: David Heras
Special Thanks: Keytoon, Next Limit, UserT38

Full credits: almashortfilm.com

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  • Manoli López 8 months ago
    increible.... muchisimas felicidades
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  • Sergi Caballer Garcia plus 8 months ago
    Que ganas tenía de verlo! Y que sorpresa, no tenia ni idea del "rollete mistero/siniestro" del corto! Muy buena idea y muy bien realizada.
    Muchas felicidades y mucha suerte Rodrigo!
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  • Cardenes 8 months ago
    ¡qué chulo!
    me ha gustado muchísimo, felicidades.
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  • GUM 8 months ago
    Es muy bueno. Enhorabuena!
    Y la música de Mastretta, un puntazo.
  • Shaggystino 8 months ago
    Es muy bueno por Dios de veras esmuy muy bueno
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  • Ghislain Avrillon 8 months ago
    vraiment super. une narration parfaite. très soigné.
    Ravi de voir Bolhem au chara design !
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  • Jonatan Catalan Navarrete plus 8 months ago
    finally! hehe is good to see the people comments after these years of work and excitement xD, thanks again for the comments and thanks Rodrigo ;)
  • Joseph Ricciardelli 8 months ago
    This was fantastic. I'm very glad someone showed this to me. I kept waiting for a little girl in a flowery dress to run up to write her name on the wall, though.
  • Julius Vickman 7 months ago
    This is the best horror short I've seen. In a class by itself.
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  • Pawel Swierczynski 8 months ago
    It`s amazing! Everyting in it is great. Directing, camera work, editing, sound, rendering, style, textures... EVERYTHING!!! :)

    Congratulations:)
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  • Michał Dziekan 8 months ago
    wow! I love this one, one of the best short's I ever saw!
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  • malefico 8 months ago
    I loved it. Congratulations to all involved.
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  • hellover 8 months ago
    .llevaba meses con muchas ganas de poder verlo
    y ha merecido la pena la espera

    .buenísimo!

    .Enhorabuena a todos los que habeis participado!
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  • eric alba 8 months ago
    beautiful and well done!

    congrats on a great short!
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  • Peter Franklin 8 months ago
    thats a terrible idea. it is what it is
  • David C Williams 8 months ago
    *SPOILER*

    Don't be so hard on him, I think for some people, the missing children factor is just too disturbing.


    I loved it.
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  • Amanda Tsao 8 months ago
    this made my day, no.. this made my WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS, amazing amazing work.
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  • Robbie McCord 8 months ago
    Creepy but, amazing. I love the shot from inside the doll's eye. Beautifully done! Congrats on the accomplishment!
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  • sap plus 8 months ago
    ouu yeaah, finally on air! congrats! red head doll and tricycle doll spin-off ya! XD
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  • Goro Fujita plus 8 months ago
    very cool! Congrats on finishing!
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  • Pedro Pinto plus 8 months ago
    Congratulations to everyone on the team.
    Great work !
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  • Will H 8 months ago
    incredible
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  • Diana Pazo 8 months ago
    Bravo!!! magistral corto en todas sus líneas :)
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  • estorde 8 months ago
    11 sobre 10
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  • Rodrigo Blaas 8 months ago
    Thanks everyone for their comments. Many talented artists helped make this shortfilm a reality. Make sure to check the full credits list in our website.
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  • jogarbel 8 months ago
    Que grandes sois! :D
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  • Jason Burton 8 months ago
    Nicely done! Creepy...
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  • Konstantina 8 months ago
    omg!!!! i love it!!! :-)
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  • willie 8 months ago
    wow that was so awesome! and unique.
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  • Cortes 8 months ago
    mastapeeece!
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  • Carlton Chong 8 months ago
    WOW! I love it!! What an amazing short!
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  • Tanya Aydostian 8 months ago
    Great,
    I love the design and the story :)
    Well done !
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  • Mangalore plus 8 months ago
    Excellent !
    What a great work !
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  • Jonathan Roulston 8 months ago
    Wow.
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  • Rhys Duindam 8 months ago
    wow! that was amazing!!
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  • Himanshu 8 months ago
    Spooky and delightful. Thank you for sharing!
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  • Magudapathi Govindaraj 8 months ago
    Stunning work
    Thanx for posting this fantastic film....
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  • Magudapathi Govindaraj 8 months ago
    lighting and shot composition and editing work
    AMAZING
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  • Marcela Abuaf 8 months ago
    me encanto!!! ya quiero verlo otra vez!!
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  • fefethepilot 8 months ago
    Very nice !!!
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  • DITTONGRAPH 8 months ago
    Splendide!!
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  • Josebapster 8 months ago
    Lindo ! Parabéns.
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  • Alex Roman 8 months ago
    Impresionante!! En serio... Rodrigo, Jonatan.... Me habeis dejado sin palabras.

    Muchas felicidades por un trabajo tan duro. Pura poesía.
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  • Angel De Franganillo plus 8 months ago
    Genial!, tenía un montón de ganas de verlo! la realización es impecable!. Y me ha encantado la super influencia de Gaudí en la tienda de las muñecas. Muy currado felicidades.
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  • Nancy Rector 8 months ago
    Ok... that's just disturbing. (Beautifully crafted though)
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  • Benoit MILLOT plus 8 months ago
    merci pour ce beau moment
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  • Vinay 8 months ago
    Awesome!!!
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  • Alexei Romanov 8 months ago
    WOW ! Kruto ! ! ! ! !
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  • atom 8 months ago
    Realmente eres un genio, que magnifica pieza de arte.
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  • freevision 8 months ago
    precioso, os ha quedado muy bonito ya tenia ganas de verlo terminado, felicidades!!
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  • Alpha Ville plus 8 months ago
    Excellent, well done.
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  • mpared 8 months ago
    posted at the curious brain
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  • KlarK 8 months ago
    not a big fan of the story, sorry
  • herself 7 months ago
    Thank God I'm not alone. Thank you for speaking up too.
  • degaeil 4 months ago
    Mmmm, by all means, don't appreciate this for a beautiful, original, brilliant film, just keep screaming "Think of the children!!".

    Disclaimer: No actual souls were trapped in the making of this film.
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  • asiiia 8 months ago
    whoa that was beautiful, loved it, thanks for sharing!
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  • Patricia Leal 8 months ago
    It was a creepy story but still fantastic, nicely done. Congratulations for the prizes, you totally deserved them.
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  • Jonathan 8 months ago
    This is phenomenal! Congrats!
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  • Igor Goduto 8 months ago
    Amazing work, congratulations! But, am I right if i say there's some serious subject under the dolls?
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  • ELias Glasch 8 months ago
    It was really great, but what a terrible end to the girl's life while featuring light hearted music. Congratulations!
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  • Jason Kim plus 8 months ago
    wowoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooWWW
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  • Rafa Martínez 8 months ago
    Vi el corto en San Sebastian y flipé... Gran trabajo!!! Un saludo.
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  • sam lerma plus 8 months ago
    I got to see this at LA Shorts, and was there for the awards presentation, very well done!
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  • Stephane coedel plus 8 months ago
    this is fantastic!!! great job!!
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  • Corax Incarna 8 months ago
    Wow! I don't quite understand what the underlying idea is behind this (if there is one, haha) but a wonderful film... LOVE the colours! I was most impressed by the pacing though... it was impeccable. Congratulations to everyone involved on this!
  • Michael Buck 8 months ago
    Alma in spanish means Soul. It would appear that their souls get sucked into the dolls when they touch them! AHH!

    I loved it!
  • Corax Incarna 8 months ago
    Ah that would make sense! Loved it even when I didn't get it, haha.
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  • jungsuk park 8 months ago
    amazing....!!

    Thanks for sharing.
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  • Michael Sutphin 8 months ago
    brilliant piece of animation. you have a future ahead of you, for sure.
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  • A-yee C. plus 8 months ago
    This piece is fantastically well made and the storyline is frickin' creepy - I love it!!
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  • irashain 8 months ago
    Production Design and Art Direction are excellent.
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  • Marc Siegert plus 8 months ago
    simply nice! ;) ThanxxX
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  • IZLETA 8 months ago
    amazing!))
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  • sergio yamasaki 8 months ago
    great story! great animation! great art direction! all my thumbs up! congrats! and thanks! it made me remenber why i love animation!
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  • langustart 8 months ago
    Nice
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  • Walker Dorman 8 months ago
    My synopsis..."I am the normal one and I am drawn to rescue this helpless creature...Or, perhaps they know more than me?"
    The shared fear and insecurity of all humanity. Excellent work.
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  • seaswill 8 months ago
    The story ends in tragic
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  • Felix 8 months ago
    Precioso corto... Enhorabuena.
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  • Tymoteusz Jerzy Masiakowski plus 8 months ago
    Great, great short!
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  • donm 8 months ago
    Outstanding and mesmerizing piece of work. One of the best I've ever seen.
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  • Hassan Tariq 8 months ago
    great work, so beautiful piece of art
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  • Omahc 8 months ago
    vraiment sympatoch autant dans le visuel que dans la real. Joli travail !
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  • roberto petella 8 months ago
    beautiful!!
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  • laurent clermont plus 8 months ago
    really nice !
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  • bob lorrimer 8 months ago
    A stunning and totally committed work which is beautiful to behold.

    (And Great on Fullscreen!)
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  • Martin Béreš 8 months ago
    Krasne ... Alma a ...
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  • nosuchthing.nl 8 months ago
    Beautiful!
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  • Nadine Longstocking 8 months ago
    Alma... what a beautiful name :)

    Well...a great story but I'm just wondering where the little puppet on the tricycle went? It just vanishes at the end...
  • icebreaker 8 months ago
    He drove off into a corner to cry puppet tears, knowing he would never get out as his last bit off hope slammed shut before him :)
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  • blank pages 8 months ago
    Brilliant.
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  • icebreaker 8 months ago
    Excellent piece of work, would love to see a next one where we get to see the creator of these dolls ;)
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  • Jonathan Entwistle plus 8 months ago
    I really enjoyed the directing a lot! thanks!
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  • Ilia loladze 8 months ago
    Simply brilliant !!!
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  • graphicpulsar 8 months ago
    Excellent art direction, sound, animation, cool story!!!...congrats! :D I add this to my blog!.
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  • Lukasz Pason plus 8 months ago
    amazing!!! I love the camera shake and DoF in the shots. Its also amazing how you made something so dark be so nice!
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  • Marcos 8 months ago
    Ha quedado precioso, enorabuena al dream team que ha participado en el proyecto . Haber si en Pixar te ponen a dirijir un largo pronto :)
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  • Mia dinu 8 months ago
    beautiful
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  • Florian Juri 8 months ago
    good story, perfectly executed!
    6/5 stars. :)
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  • marianomm 8 months ago
    Maravilloso. Magia y misterio. Qué buenas luces, qué lúgubre clima. Y qué buen tratamiento de cámaras! Genial! Felicitaciones!

    PD: Rodrigo, ¿has leído "Axolotl" de Julio Cortázar? Va por ahí la idea, otra genialidad.
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  • yeladies 8 months ago
    Genial!!! no tengo muchas mas palabras!! GEnial en todos los sentidos!!! Kiero ir a primerframe!!! cuando la economia lo permita.
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