October 28, 2009 — Patrick Zimmerman

Skhizein: The Sad Story of a Man Living 91-Centimeters from Himself

Skhizein is a humorously strange animated short film by the French filmmaker Jérémy Clapin. The film has earned several awards, including The Cannes’ Kodak Prize for Best Animated Short and Animafest’s Best Film; it was a 2008 Oscar nominated animated short film.

What would happen if a 150-ton meteorite fell on you? Skhizein tells the very sorrowful story about sad Henry, who did experience the terrible misfortune of being struck by a 150-ton meteorite, which resulted in the poor fellow being split away from himself, forever having to live precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself. If Harry wants to move or do anything like answer the phone or sit in a chair, he has to measure his distance 91-centimeters (3 feet) away, because he always exists 91-centimeters from where he used to exist.

And if insanity is measured in centimeters….

Skhizein: The Sad Story of a Man Living 91-Centimeters from Himself

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