A puppet learns freedom costs one snip. What would YOU cut?
Zimbo is a puppet that longs for freedom. He discovers all he has to do to get it is to cut the strings that keep him captive.
Direction
Basulto & Medina craft dread in 11 minutes
Practical Effects
Stop-motion strings that feel ALIVE
Cinematography
Shadows that breathe oppression
Director
Rita Basulto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mexican stop-motion rarely gets international shine; this festival circuit darling predates Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio by seven years, quietly staking claim to Latin American puppet existentialism.
The 11-minute runtime mirrors Zimbo's journey—compressed, inevitable, no room to breathe. Basulto allegedly destroyed the original puppet after filming, making this the only record of its existence.
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