Hisser

2015
5.5| 0h22m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 13 May 2015 Released
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Official Website: https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/4684/ed-atkins-dependance
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The story told in Hisser was inspired by a true occurrence. In 2013, a young man in Florida was literally "swallowed up by the earth" when a cesspool suddenly opened up under his bedroom. The film's main setting is a bedroom by night. From the way it was shot, the viewer has the feeling of peering into an abandoned life-size dollhouse. Other sequences show close-up views of a young man lying on a bed with a tormented look on his face or cowering in a corner. The scene is accompanied by an exaggeratedly romantic song whose refrain – "It took me so long to get my feet back off the ground" – alludes to the loss of a loved one and a sense of abysmal loneliness. The song's emotionality contrasts starkly with the artificiality of the scene. The boundary between reproduction and reality grows fluid, and the virtuality – which the artist has carried to a near- perfect extreme – begins to crumble in view of the protagonist's physical and emotional frailty.

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Animation, Drama

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Director

Ed Atkins

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Hisser Audience Reviews

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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