ANIMATION / ILLUSTRATION

Holy Maki

A short animated film about the absurdity of indoctrinating children. A father tells his daughter a story from a picture book about the life of Maki the cat, whom everyone is fascinated by no matter what. His actions are key to both good and bad things that are generally accepted in the Western world or are not part of social dialogue.

First screening at Festival of Slovenian Film 2023.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Movie title Holy Maki
Duration 2:09
Technique digital collage
Picture format 16:9
Genre Fantasy
Production Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana

Holy Maki in English

Holy Maki in Slovene

A father tells his daughter stories from a picture book titled Maki for children. The picture book describes the events of the life of Maki the cat, but the stories act as a parental indoctrination of the child about the omnipotence and correct actions of this cat. Belief in him, singing of him, hope and the solution to all problems.

Indoctrination is about anything at all as part of a quasi-regulated life, but selling bullshit. The first story is associated with the military interventions of bombing terrorists with collateral damage (people, buildings), the second with the black stone from Mecca, which is said to turn white when sins are atoned for, the third story is about the miracle when Maki creates food for countless people, but because of their stupor, he eats everything himself, and thus in the fourth story he turns into the mascot of large corporate groups with finances in tax havens. In the final story, Maki dances the iconic moves of a famous pop artist who was a bad guy, yet everyone is in awe of him.

The daughter's reaction to the contents of the picture book is not shown, because it is not a matter of determining whether the indoctrination is successful or not, but of the fact that it is bizarre — when the father flips through the picture book, this same kitten also appears in the room and meows to indicate that it is necessary clean the toilet. Dad buries the shit with a shovel.

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