figure 1: Scar (detail)

"At these outer limits of youthful self-absorption, getting dumped can only mean one thing: time to tear yourself apart."

- 34th New York Short Film EXPO Program notes

A variety of images from anatomy books, technical manuals, and pop culture magazines traces the narrator's gradual emotional decline through his eventual recovery. Animated on a 16mm Oxbury camera, this film served as a senior thesis project at Hampshire College.

Written and Animated by: Randall Davis Wakerlin
Narrated by: Neil MacKenzie Golden
Sound Design by: Samuel D. Gutterman
Animation assistance: Tara Knight and Kelly Sears

Advisors: Bill Brand and Chris Perry