Astigmatismo

As a person who has been burdened with wearing glasses for the majority of my life, I immediately identified with Nicolai Troshinsky’s exploration of vision. The story follows a boy who loses his glasses and can only see one thing in focus at a time. Since his sight is shaped by the sounds around him, he attempts to navigate through a blurry world filled with strange creatures. By playing with the notion of perception, Troshinsky crafts an animated film unlike anything you have seen before. I have no idea how he was able to create the effects he does in this film, but the results are simply stunning. Astigmatismo will be screening at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival next month.

Astigmatismo
Director: Nicolai Troshinsky / 2013/ Spain

Published by Courtney Small

The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, That Shelf, POV Magazine, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter.

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