From Dad to Son
2012 · 5m · Germany
Directed by Nils Knoblich
Tones: contemplative, melancholic, tender
A prisoner devises a solution to help his elderly father, adapting an Aesop fable through papercraft animation.
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Aesop's fable executed in pure papercraft animation, free PDF templates included. 12 awards, 150 festivals. Charming. Tasteful. Boring.
Knoblich fabricates the entire animation from paper, scissors and glue, translating an Aesop fable into pure materiality — 150-plus festivals and 12 awards confirm the international reception. A modest, rigorous object.
5:16 papercrafted Aesop adaptation, 85K views, 150+ festivals, 12 awards — Knoblich literally publishing the papercraft PDF as part of the release is the giveaway that the materials are the whole craft. Every element from paper, scissors, glue, and the film's reach matched the rigor.