Playing God is a 2024 Italian and French animated short film directed by Matteo Burani. The 9-minutes stop-motion animated film about the power of finding community has been selected in various international film festivals, including Animayo International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Annecy International Film Festival.
Through the obsessive search for perfection of a Sculptor, a clay sculpture comes to life in a workshop, surrounded by past failed versions of itself.
Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world: