Have you heard about the well in the forest? A hole in the ground without fences. They say that if you find it, it will fulfill any of your desires. But you need to be careful. After all, if you fall, no one will ever find you. METAMORPHOSIS There are children playing over there. - Can we go tomorrow? - let's go. Let me introduce you to them. Hush, hush. That's enough. What a weirdo. here, take it. Let's go home. In 7 years, he could have already learned how to hold a spoon. Father, you know, ev
erything has its time. it's just a little more difficult for him. Stop coddling him already! Let him eat himself. Father, stop. Everyone says that he can't even cope with the simplest things! - He just needs a little more time than the others. Time? He is 7, but with the mind of a three-year-old. Stop! I am ashamed in front of others. He can hear everything! He doesn't understand anything anyway. Are you done? What happened? It's me! Mama. Mama? Here he is! Found him! Director and Screenwriter A
itolkyn Almenova Background artists: Almenova Aitolkyn, Balnur Taskara, Kamilya Zhakiyanova Animators: Almenova Aitolkyn, Balzhan Beiskenova, Alina Ziyatdinova Sound designer and Composer Abylaikhan Almenov Voice Actors: Aitolkyn Almenova, Abylaikhan Almenov Special thanks Kazakh National University of Arts 2021
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I love how they made "masking" literal. They had to hide their differences behind a mask, even though there wasn't really anything wrong with them to begin with. And I like how it represents that autistic people are still people, they don't deserve to be ridiculed, ostracized, or (I cannot stress this enough) infantilized.
as an autistic adult i was scared that it would be a lesson to try and "overcome" autism. but when the kid finally unmasked and found others like them...i cried. i genuinely found good friends by unmasking. weeded out the crappy people too. with how people treat us growing up, we learn to hide our true selves. mask. but with the right people, we can feel safe.
Я думала это зарубежная анимация,а когда услышала русский была в шоке! Вдохновения и сил автору для дальнейших работ,просто вау 👏
Not every caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Some become equally beautiful moths. A beautifully touching way to raise awareness and educate.
I love that you made the neurotypical people animals and the autistic people humans. I think most artists would have done things the other way around, but this choice helps to highlight that autistic people are people first and don't deserve to be othered.
At least here in the United States, talk about autism tends to be very polarized (it's somewhat of a theme here, unfortunately). You either have people saying autism is an extreme disability that needs to be fixed and cured, or you have people saying that trying to help someone with autism blend in with society at all is a horrible attack on their individuality. My parents were told I would never speak when diagnosed. Now, after special help and extra time, I can talk! I can blend in with other high-functioning people and even neurotypicals. I get to experience society. I wouldn't have been able to on my own. Now that I can blend in, the assumption that all people with autism are like who I was as a young child feels very strange, but so does the argument that no high-functioning autistic person ever can be. It's painful to see these two approaches fight one another so much. Your animation is the first piece of anything about autism I've seen that acknowledges and accepts both. Thank you.
Until my sister was diagnosed I’ll be honest I didn’t know much about autism at all. I had this weird concept on it. I honestly thought autism meant a person could barely function…. My sister is amazing. She’s extremely intelligent- best grades In her class. She’s funny and an amazing artist. Her diagnosis simply means we know how to help her when she’s overwhelmed now. Schools need to educate our newer generations.
The part about sensory overload gave me the chills. It was definitely the most accurate depiction I've ever seen.
I absolutely love this film. As an autistic person myself, I find it difficult to find media that represents autism in an accurate light. Media tends to try and portray it as either some form of debilitating illness or some sort of superpower, both of which I feel are quite demeaning and inaccurate. This however shows the ups and downs of life with the condition, much like anything else in life. How you depicted sensory overload too is probably the most accurate depiction of it I've ever seen in basically anything. It's such a difficult concept for someone who doesn't experience it to grasp and you did an amazing job at representing it. Overall it's a beautiful work of art that I am so glad I found, and hearing people say they learned a lot about autism from this animation is honestly extremely heartwarming. Keep up the good work!
This was such a beautiful way to both show your magnificent talent and also educate someone like me who doesn't know a lot about autism. I now want to look into it more and continue learning, and that's all because of this video! ♡
Мой сын стал вести себя необычно совсем недавно, через короткое время после первого ковида в нашей семье... Сначала не обращали внимание - ему ещё и 2 лет не было. Но через полгода стало понятно, что он перестал совсем пытаться говорить с нами, учить новые слова, смотреть в глаза... Становится больно и страшно, когда он замыкается в себе и невозможно его от туда вытянуть. Сейчас ему 3 года и даже с поддержкой специалистов, чувствую себя мамой-лисичкой, которая не знает что делать, как ему помочь адаптироваться в этом мире, стать более открытым... Спасибо за эту анимацию. Она помогает понять, что именно тревожит и что не одну меня, а всех мам тревожит.
Personally, I'm not autistic, buti, as someone with severe ADD, anxiety and dissasociative depression, on many levels feel myself relating to this greatly. The loud noises, the being told I'm stupid, the difficulty connecting to others. It can be rough, so rough.
Hi, I’m not sure if you are very fluent in English, but I just wanted to thank you for making this. It’s rare to see films revolving around autism, and it means quite a lot to see it. Such beautiful animation and metaphors. I loved the allegory with the mask; and how you portrayed the world in their eyes makes it feel so real. I have an autistic sibling, and a lot of times it’s hard for me to connect, especially when I don’t understand most of the things he does, but I think we can connect step by step. And I can also connect to him more because of short films like these. You’re a very talented artist and I wish you the best of your artistic career <3
This really reminded me of myself a little, the loud overwhelming noises that you need to escape from, having a harder time with things that really shouldn't be that hard, an unconnected feeling towards others, and most of all, just crying from having something that keeps you in place. It made me happy that the girl was giving the rock to the boy, it would also make my heart happy to know someone cares for my dumb intrerest.
As someone with Asperger syndrome I really find this special. To all the younger people out there, don't be ashamed of yourself. Things take time. I'm almost in my thirties and I still learn how to do new things that I should have learned long ago. Yet I realize that my quirks have given me unique ways to think about things that give me a perspective on the world around us that others can miss. Always keep fighting. No matter how tough the battle is.
Не думал что есть такие аниматоры казахи) Я сам тоже казах, жаль что такие шедевры замечают больше американцев, а не свои. Анимация просто прекрасна, ведь оно ещё имеет смысл, стоит задуматься. Удачи в дальнейшем🇰🇿
автор, меня до глубины души тронул ваш мультфильм. вы и ваша команда проделали невероятную работу! не читая описания, я с самого начала поняла, что речь идет о ребенке с аутизмом. герой получился очень милым и таким живым – хочется сопереживать ему. во время просмотра на мне отразились все чувства и страхи мамы и ее ребенка. не ожидая от самой себя, в конце я расплакалась. да и сейчас со слезами на глазах пишу это. невероятная история. спасибо вам за ваш труд. я уверена, что эта анимация обязательно найдет своих зрителей, нужно лишь немного подождать.
просто чудесно,все так плавно и умиротворяюще,прям на душе стало намного спокойнее,у вас прекрасная рисовка,спасибо вам за такую чувственную работу
When the grandfather said that he doesn’t understand anything, that hurt. Autistic people often look like they’re not paying attention to their surroundings, but we are taking everything in to help us understand this world. When he saw his mother crying, that resonated on a personal level with me. I’ve been told by my mum that being loud and drawing attention in public areas embarrassed her. The way he looks at his mother, I can almost hear the words coming from him. I’m sorry for making you cry. I’m sorry for being a burden to you. I’m sorry. Also after he fell down, he’s mostly shown as a wolf. I often don’t feel different from neurotypical people so I see myself as one of them. These were some nice parallels with my life and this child’s.
This short film really made me cry... I am autistic myself and I could absolutely feel into the child. I felt sorry for the mother who maybe didn't know what's wrong with him and I felt hate for the grand-father who had no empathy for him as well as I felt anger with the other 'kids' judging him. The happier I was when he finally found a friend who was probably just like him and made him feel comfortable again. It wasn't only the whole situation which made me cry but also the relationship between mother and child. My mother was the only one in my childhood and ever who loved me the way I was, who supported and defended me no matter what. When she passed away in 2013 I was 17 years old ... it was very hard for me especially because - to that time - I didn't know that I could be autistic. I got my diagnosis at the age of 19 and it explained a lot what was going on in my life. So I take it as a revelation and relief to finally know what's going on. I will always be disabled to understand immediately what people say, to use the right words to express myself even tho my articulation is usually great and I got a nice way of talking as many people say. I will always be disabled to handle stressy situations without feeling pain and overloads, I will always somehow misunderstand things people say to me. But that doesn't mean that I can't learn. I can learn to communicate, to ask the right questions, to analyze and interpret words and emotions and what they could mean. I can learn to handle stress, at least that much that it doesn't exhaust me that much anymore. I might be disabled forever but that doesn't mean I let myself be handicapped in all these things. We do not need criticism or any kind of isolation which means that people avoid us. All we need is a chance to become the best of ourselves and if you give us this chance we will promise to blow up your minds.