Jan 01, 1994
9 min
Full-HD

Shadow Puppets (1994)

Alternately soul-crushing and full of hope, this 1994 animated short by Chuck Gamble drops us into the Orwellian life of a man whose sole job is to push buttons — and discovers freedom by making shadow puppets.

Category

Animation

Country

United States of America

Companies

Lucky Radish Studio

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