2013 · animation · drama · family
Strings
Directed by Pedro Solís10m2013
María's routine at school is altered by the arrival of a very special child. Soon, they become close friends.
Our read: Strings (2013) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded animation · drama · family entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, steady, gentle animation / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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How Strings feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a short moving animation about empathy and helping a special child.”
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