PUPPET: A Film by Patrick Smith



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This animated short film was created in 2006 by American animator Patrick Smith. It is a story about a young man who creates a hand puppet that hurts him in increasingly gruesome and bizarre ways. It is a story of desperation, fear, and an ever-present question: does the puppet have a mind of its own, or does the hand want to control it this way?
This film is shown courtesy of the Portable Film Festival, http://www.portablefilmfestival.com You can also visit Pat Smith's personal website at http://www.patsmith.com


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NEATO! ( 4 months ago by mattyk320)
NEATO!
This is great! Vury ... ( 4 months ago by KittyHippy)
This is great! Vury creative and cute :3
That's what happens ... ( 4 months ago by LibbyFiddlehead)
That's what happens when you get into puppetry! HA HA!!!!
Some people say Jim ... ( 3 months ago by UberMan5000)
Some people say Jim Henson died of pneumonia.
Some people are wrong. O.O
This is really ... ( 3 months ago by prammaven)
This is really entertaining!
Great, now I'm ... ( 3 months ago by enhanceUK)
Great, now I'm going to have nightmares about socks all night.
Array ( 3 months ago by vampireninja126)
HA!
I laughed out loud when he first smacked him in the face. xDD
This is awesomeee.
this is great, talk ... ( 3 months ago by Jenewf)
this is great, talk about making your puppets and character animation come to life!
Music kind of ... ( 3 months ago by NondescriptCitizen)
Music kind of reminded me of Animaniacs in a cartoony way.
Controlled by the ... ( 2 months ago by leafloev)
Controlled by the those he controls. Short animated films are always good.
molto bello...avrei ... ( 1 month ago by muchescek)
molto bello...avrei messo una colonna sonora piu' aggressiva
muchescek's
Es realmente ... ( 3 weeks ago by vegietale)
Es realmente creativo, yo lo encuentro muy conmoverdor!! grandioso!!
Felicidades!!!
Hey man (Patrick ... ( 3 weeks ago by sokgeorge)
Hey man (Patrick Smith) great work.
I've seen three of your videos, drink, handshake and this one.
All great.
Great annimation,
Great feeling.
Keep it up
THIS IS THE ... ( 3 weeks ago by Austinthq)
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING EVER BUT I LOVE MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours
THIS IS THE ... ( 3 weeks ago by Austinthq)
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING EVER BUT I LOVE MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours
THIS IS THE ... ( 3 weeks ago by Austinthq)
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING EVER BUT I LOVE MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours
THIS IS THE ... ( 3 weeks ago by Austinthq)
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING EVER BUT I LOVE MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING EVER BUT I LOVE MY MOM AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours
I can not explain ... ( 2 weeks ago by Sprixi)
I can not explain to you how epic this was.
dark humor ... ( 2 weeks ago by solidkingcobra)
dark humor awesomeness.
wot is the name of ... ( 2 weeks ago by uraloser17)
wot is the name of the sound track used in this piece?
Array ( 1 week ago by Lotrompetista)
yes!
dark humor
I'm not so sure ... ( 1 week ago by SamIamb)
I'm not so sure there's much "trying to convince yourself" when it gets at this point. It's mostly unconscious and natural, and (this is only my guess) it's caused by focusing on resentment or other negativity instead of finding ways to release or burn off the resentment. That's not in the film though. I'm only spewing what I seem to have learned. Not sure if I'm right, but I hope it helps.
It's not about ... ( 1 week ago by SamIamb)
It's not about being controlled by hand puppets. The puppets, I think, and not to be taken literally. They are a metaphor for what a person creates when his anger level has gotten self-destructive.
That's just what I ... ( 1 week ago by mickeynotmouse)
That's just what I wanted to know. Thanks :)



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