A Delusional Man Meddles With Space & Time
2022 · 10m · Austria
Directed by Sascha Vernik
Genres: animation, comedy, sci-fi
Tones: absurdist, darkly comic, surreal
A listless man becomes convinced he can manipulate the space-time continuum, with predictably unhinged results.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
Solo-animated Austrian sci-fi comedy where lo-fi 2D undercuts every grandiose move — Kaufman meets Hertzfeldt is a flattering comp but the impulse is honest. I'll watch.
Vernik as sole author of a Kaufman-meets-Hertzfeldt sci-fi character study with lo-fi 2D undermining each triumph is the kind of singular animator-statement I value, and the festival haul (seven Best Animation wins) confirms its reach. The English title 'Losing It' is more honest than the marquee.
9:30 solo-authored animation (written, directed, animated by Sascha Vernik) titled 'Losing It' on Vimeo — that lo-fi 2D framework undercutting cosmic ambition is the right tonal register for the premise. Festival sweep across Boston, Bruges, Toronto Arthouse suggests it lands.
Festivals
- Boston Short FF 2022, Best Animated Short
- Pixel Vienna 2022, Main Prize