A short animated film exploring the human connection to the self across time. The photographic characters exist within an imagined world constructed from paper, photographs, found objects, and everyday materials. Through the collision of children’s and adults' perspectives, the film reflects on what remains of one’s former «self.»

The film addresses the universal theme of growing up and the human connection to the self across time. At its core is a familiar feeling of distance between who we were in childhood and who we have become, without contrasting these states as «good» or «bad.»The project is built through a combination of photographic characters, stop-motion, collage, and object animation. The protagonist’s inner state is conveyed visually—through changes in scale, texture, and familiar objects—without direct explanation. The story leaves the viewer room for their own interpretation and personal recognition.

The characters are rendered as photographic black-and-white cutouts with an uneven white border. This technique maintains the feeling of a real person while simultaneously transforming them into a physical element of the collage—an object that can be moved, scaled, duplicated, and placed within a conceptual environment.

The child and the adult visually belong to the same world but differ in plasticity and silhouette. The child is presented more openly and frontally; their figure is simpler and easier to grasp as a whole. The adult appears more composed and static, their image built upon larger, calmer forms. Despite this, there is no sharp stylistic break between them: the identical photographic treatment emphasizes that these are two versions of the same individual.

The characters are rendered as photographic black-and-white cutouts with an uneven white border. This technique maintains the sense of a real person while simultaneously transforming them into a physical element of the collage—an object that can be moved, scaled, duplicated, and placed within a conceptual environment.

The child and the adult visually belong to the same world, yet they differ in plasticity and silhouette. The child is shown more openly and frontally; their figure is simpler and more immediately readable in its entirety. The adult appears more composed and static, their image built upon larger, calmer forms. Crucially, there is no sharp stylistic break between them: the uniform photographic treatment underscores that these are two versions of the same person.