Undiscovered
2017 · 3m · Estados Unidos
Directed by Sara Litzenberger
Genres: animation, comedy, fantasy
Tones: absurdist, humorous, whimsical
Sasquatch has always remained elusive in photos, but not for the reasons we think. 'Undiscovered' follows Sasquatch in his search for a good photo of himself: his attempts to jump into a shot before frightening the hikers who take them are frustrated by food in his teeth, closed eyes, messy hair and blurred takes, until a candid photograph catches him by surprise.
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It's a one-joke premise, sure, but Litzenberger commits to the bit so hard and with such deadpan absurdism that it actually transcends its own cuteness—she's built something that feels genuinely weird in its sincerity, like a Kafkaesque creature study masquerading as whimsy.
The film sits comfortably in the lineage of anthropomorphic comedy shorts and fairy-tale reversals, though its formal restraint—the patience of the editing, the economy of the animation—elevates what could be a greeting-card premise into something more considered and durable.
The entire film hinges on one perfect formal choice: the decision to film Sasquatch's attempts from his own perspective, making us complicit in his small failures and vanities rather than laughing at him from outside, which transforms a silly concept into something genuinely touching.