Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

Short Matters!

The Chimera of M.

United Kingdom
2013 — 25' / Color

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Synopsis

Entering the unfamiliar space of a stereoscopic digital animation, viewers find themselves behind the eyes of an unseen and distinctly unreliable protagonist. Arriving where he had once lived, he moves through the old haunts seemingly attempting to re-engage with two abandoned relationships; one with a man, one with a woman.

Director Biography

Sebastian Buerkner (1975, Germany) was educated in Fine Art in Salle in Germany, and gained his master's degree at Chelsea College in London. Since 1997, he has participated in several international group and solo shows. The filmmaker is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster. In 2014, his film The Chimera of M. was been awarded a Tiger Award for Short Films.

Director

Sebastian Buerkner

Producer

Sebastian Buerkner

Animation

Natalie Rose Young

Peter Caires

Sebastian Buerkner

Timothy Divall

Editor

Sebastian Buerkner

Sound

Gernot Fuhrmann

Official Film Website

http://.www.sebastianbuerkner.com/

Contact

Sebastian Buerkner
[email protected]