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"PANIC ATTACK!"

“I’ll end up sharing a cell with the Manson Girls!”

Description

“Panic Attack!” is a 3-minute, hand-drawn animation from the point of view of a woman having a panic attack.
I wanted the transitions between reality and her imagined fears to be seamless, so there are no edits --
it is one continually transforming drawing.

Synopsis

Do you ever wonder "did I leave the coffee on?" or "am I pregnant with a devil-baby?"
This hand-drawn short explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.

Creative Team

Director
Eileen O'Meara is an American artist known for her hand-drawn films “Agnes Escapes from the Nursing Home” and “That Strange Person”. She created commercial spots for clients including HBO, UNICEF, and Motown, and received grants from the NEA, California Arts Council, and Women in Film Foundation.

Sound Mixer & Consultant

Tim Maloney is a filmmaker and animator who produced and directed films for the experimental band Negativland, the Walt Disney Company, Cat-Head Theatre, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Reviews

Brilliant.

Michele Faggi, Indie Eye Cinema

Rarely has three minutes been so perfectly spent.

This charmer is one of the best films at Dances With Films and is absolutely something you have to track down.

Steve Kopian, Unseen Films

O'Meara has established this miniature work of moving (living) art that will resonate existentially

with those who suffer and cope, as well as thrive through the daily perils of anxiety.

Justin Sanchez, Mulderville Courts-Métrages

AWARDS

First Prize, Short Film, Bilderbeben, Filmhaus Bielefeld, Germany

First Prize, Animation, Benedictine Film Festival

First Prize, Animation, Huntington Beach Film Festival

First Prize, Animation, Queens World Film Festival

First Place, Animated Media, KinoDrome International Film Festival

Best Animated Film, Procida Film Festival, Italy

Best Animation, Corto Helvetico al Femminile, Locarno, Switzerland

Best Animation, Cinema Perpetuum Mobile International Film Festival, Belarus

Best International Animated Short, Asti Film Festival, Italy

Best International Film, Wirksworth 3 Minute Film Festival, England

Best Experimental Short, Brooklyn Women's Film Festival

Best Short Film, PUSH! Film Festival

Best Animated Short, 6 on Nebraska, Cape Town, South Africa

Best International Short Film, Kinomorphia Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria

Best International 2D Short, Carton International Animation Festival, Buenos Aires

Best Micro Short Film, Fisheye Film Festival, England

Best Animation Film, Splice Film Fest

Best Animation, Under the Stars International Film Festival, Puglia, Italy

Best Genre-Bender, Sunrise 45 Film Festival

Francie Award for Animation, Clones Film Festival

Spirit Award, Animation, Brooklyn Film Festival

Popular Jury Award, Lobo Fest, Brazil

Jury Prize for Animation, Jaipur International Film Festival

Jury Mention for Best International Film, Beirut International Women Film Festival

Jury Award for Short Film under 3 minutes, Preview Film Festival, Barcelona

Special Jury Mention, Fano International Film Festval, Italy

Platinum Remi Award, Cel Animation, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

Professional Animation Award, St. Francis College Women's Film Festival

Audience Choice Award for Animation, Splice Film Fest

Solé Tura Award, Brain Film Festival, Barcelona

Daena Corto Prize, best free theme short, Corto e A Capo, Italy

Kalifilm Award, Female Filmmakers Film Festival Berlin

Cortos Ganadores, Special Mention, Festicine Pehuajo

Golden Sausage, Orscheler FilmFest

Special Mention, Animation, Pentedattilo Film Festival

Special Mention, Orvieto Cinema Fest, Italy

Special Mention, London-Worldwide Comedy Short Festival

Special Mention, Saint Petersburg International Film Festival

Honorable Mention, James River Short film Festival

Honorable Mention, Muestra Intergalactica, Saltillo, Mexico