La Noria

Highly captivating and emotional. I applaud the creativity of the people who made this! I watched it without any prior knowledge and so glad I did, this short film took me on a journey. I wasn't expecting that at all--it was an animated twelve-minute video recommended on my YouTube, where I was only trying to kill time. It starts out seeming like a little boy's nightmare, creepy and well-made regardless--but nothing spectacular. La Noria quickly turns into a heartwarming story about grief, guilt, and hope. I felt the whole spectrum of emotions, with fear in my heart at the beginning and tears of joy and purity in my eyes by the end.

"Being lonely and sad can make dark thoughts run through your mind, but never forget that nothing is what it seems." -Really liked it!

A boy. His hand, his nails. So real than, at the first sigh, you have the certitude to be a real one. But it is only animation. A good one, a beautiful one, impressive not only for realism of details or for lovely storytelling, but for something defining it as one of the most impressive parables. A boy, his memories, hhis monsters, his past resurrected in fascinating manner. I love it very much ! For mechanisms, for boy, for house, for the final revelation. So, just a gem.

I found this through the NOLA horror film festival. I wasn't expecting anything more than a spooky monster movie from a child's pov with some good rendering. What I got was absolutely gripping! The animation was a feast to the eyes and has heavy attention to detail. I could see myself watching this a half-dozen times and still finding more in the background. Not to mention the clever payoff at the end! Very unexpected, I say.

Worth the time, and then some. Find it on youtube and watch it asap!