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  Review by k(arst)en 10

  There is much to appreciate about this and I would LOVE to see handheld being used in more stop-motion projects but I felt more confused than moved /:

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  Review by Sheldon Dugas ★½ 1

  I did not like this very much. The animation style is neat and it’s got great sound design, but the camera work was odd and out of place. The plot is barely recognizable and I never got a sense for the world the short was in. It’s my least favourite of all the Oscar nominated shorts so far.

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  Review by {Todd} 2

  NOMINEE- Oscars, short animation.

  Inspired animation, especially in the area of movement and tension. I'm not sure the silence serves the story well.

  Final Animated Shorts Ranking:
  (1) Sister (2) Daugher (Dcera) (3) Hair Love (4) Memorable (5) Kitbull

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  Review by Jay ★★★

  adore the use of handheld cameras in stop-motion (no wonder this got itself an oscar nomination) and this is sure to inspire a lot of people with dreams of working on animation. hopefully next time this style can be paired with equal attention to the writing as the story falls short compared to how good it looks.

  watched on argo

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  Review by Finny! ★★½

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  The animation was exceptionally pretty, but I couldn't buy into the concept of a father and daughter completely falling out for the rest of their lives because he didn't hug her once when she was 8 years old, because his hands were soapy and the stove was on fire.

  She held this grudge until he died.

  And then the power of realising how unreasonable she had been for the last ten years brought him back to life.

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  Review by kat p ★★★★ 1

  i never remembered hugging my dad at all since he passed this really hit me in the right spot huh no im not crying you’re crying

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  Review by Vampiremi ★★★½

  HOW DID THEY MAKE THIS???!!!

  People who dare to make films in stop-motion will always have my respect, the animation here flows so smoothly is incredible.

  gonna hug my dad brb

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  Review by Evan Lee Ambrose ★★★½ 2

  Part II of V of the 2020 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts

  If you thought the animation in Coraline was creepy, wait until you get a load of this…

  Daughter is an unconventional stop-motion that is directed with some of the most schizophrenic camera mannerisms ever put to animation. It’s told under a very abstract and obscure method yet you at least understand an idea of how the daughter’s brain is functioning and what the relationship between her and the father might be. “It’s borderline experimental.” 

  The low Letterboxd rating is criminal, by the way. DON’T HATE THE STRANGE. 

  👍🏼 Verdict: 3.5/5

  Oscar-Nominated Short Films Ranked

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  Review by Logan ★★★½

  I loved the aesthetic of this one. It's gorgeous looking and it's pretty impressive since it's a stop motion short that's primarily shot in handheld, which doesn't seem that crazy except when you think about how it must've been shot with all that stop motion.

  Story wise it's a little mixed. It's purposefully vague and visually told, but it's message and characters seem to be muddled, I wasn't sure if the daughter was upset that she felt unloved or her father wasn't there? It's confusing and the long shots of nothing happening doesn't help. There's lots of shots of nothing that hold on characters expressions, but they're not really making an expression so it's just a puppet.

  I don't know, aesthetically I enjoyed it, but its actual story and themes were messy

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  Review by Nando ★★★★½ 4

  A técnica usada nessa animação é uma das coisas mais lindas que já vi.

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  Review by Mario ★★★½

  Animated Movies Ranked

  Best animated short film nominees

  Devastating yet beautiful. Great soundtrack!

  6,5/10

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  Review by 🌻 lindsay 🌻

  I was kind of lost with this one. I couldn’t tell what exactly what happening and got lost a lot. I think it was a very well done stop motion animation though.