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Trapped in a horrid, animated asylum, an orphan discovers a beautiful, real world exists outside the gate.
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Disabled children are banished in 1988 communist Romania. But one daring nanny resolves to take 8-year-old Izidor outside for the very first time. She never could have imagined the consequences.
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Eight-year-old Izidor is a disabled orphan trapped in a world of animation. He lives in a hidden asylum where “defective” children are banished and abused in 1988 communist Romania. Izidor spends his days staring out the window at a world he is not allowed to touch. That is, until the day nanny Onisa takes him home for the night.
Once they step outside the asylum gate, the world mysteriously transforms into live action – it’s real! Izidor is spellbound by the sights and sounds of nature and village life. He delights in the beauty of love and belonging in Onisa’s family.
But all too soon, Izidor remembers where he really belongs. Was Onisa’s courageous act of kindness a terrible mistake?
| Title | Izidor |
| Project type | Short |
| Genre | Drama |
| Format | Live Action & Animation |
| Production Years | 2021-2024 |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Country of Filming | Romania |
| Language | English |
| Run Time | 29 min 56 sec |
| Screen Ratio | 16x9 |
| Shooting Format | Digital |
| Sound Format | 5.1 and Stereo |
The Orphans’ Animated World
Dark, Eerie, Uncomfortable, Unreal
The children exist in an animated world, an asylum confined by a cement wall topped with barbed wire. The children are not treated as real humans and in fact, are not even aware they are human – until the day Izidor passes through the gate, and into the real world.
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