Alice

About This Movie

Alice (2024) dives deep into the origins of despair, exploring the unraveling of a family through haunting animation that fuses beauty with dread. The director, Product, crafts a tone that's both poignant and unsettling, a tightrope walk between heartache and horror. It’s not just about the events leading to Mother's familial collapse; it's about the emotional weight of those events, captured in vibrant yet eerie visuals. The pacing feels deliberate, allowing moments of tension to build, punctuated with stark, practical effects that have a raw quality. Performances resonate, especially in how they convey the creeping sense of dread without relying on traditional horror tropes. It’s distinct for its introspection and how it weaves together themes of loss and the fragility of connection.

Explores themes of family and lossUnique animation stylePrequel to the short film 'Mother'