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The Surprised Watchman (2025)
Directed by Michael Reichel Dudov
“Absurdity is closer than it seems.”
Animation · 4m
At the border between the earthly and the otherworldly sits an old watchman, observing a fly. His thoughts are interrupted by a strange young man who asks, “How do I get to heaven?” What follows is an absurd, at times comical and unsettling dialogue filled with mistrust and irony. The watchman, bound by routine, faces something beyond logic. The young man, without a ticket but full of conviction, insists heaven awaits him. In the quiet, mysterious ending, the young man vanishes, leaving only a white feather — and a question: what was that? A short animated parable about boundaries, misunderstanding, and the mystery of crossing worlds, with absurdist humor in the spirit of Kharms or Kafka.
Cast
Maxim Avdeev
Crew
- Director
- Michael Reichel Dudov
- Writer
- Daniil Kharms, Michael Reichel Dudov, Anna Gomon
Details
- Original title
- השומר המופתע
- Release date
- 2025-08-05
- Runtime
- 4m
- Genres
- Animation
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Israel
- Production
- URI Animation