{"id":237736,"date":"2025-05-12T08:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animation\/polarizing-animation-short-ivan-lis-drizzle-in-johnson-now-online-for-a-limited-time\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:41:59","slug":"polarizing-animation-short-ivan-lis-drizzle-in-johnson-now-online-for-a-limited-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=237736","title":{"rendered":"Polarizing Animation Short, Ivan Li’s ‘Drizzle in Johnson’, Now Online for a Limited Time"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Animated short film ‘Drizzle in Johnson’ (2023) by Canadian director Ivan Li<\/a>\u00a0is available to watch on YouTube now for a limited time. This work by the filmmaker, visual effects artist, and self-titled “multimedia stuff maker” has presented his controversial new short at a variety of prestigious festivals, including\u00a0Annecy<\/a>,\u00a0Animafest Zagreb<\/a>, Animest Bucharest<\/a>, Sitges Film Festival<\/a>, and Fantastic Fest.\u00a0The film is also eligible for the Canadian Screen Awards.<\/p>\n

The 20-minute ‘Drizzle in Johnson’ is loosely about a\u00a0scientist obsessively seeking the answers of the universe who is thrust into a mind-bending odyssey of grotesqueries and genitalia. Intentionally bizarre and visually shocking, the film has drawn polarizing reactions from critics and audiences alike and caused a stir at Annecy\u2014where it was screened in the official competition\u2014including walkouts during its festival screening. Without revealing too much about the work, reactions from users on Letterboxd have ranged from “the worst film I’ve ever seen” and “unnecessary offensive slop” to five-star reviews and “major points for being the most wild shit I’ve ever seen”.<\/p>\n

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The Zippy Frames review<\/a> for the film, within the framework of the Best Animation Shorts at Annecy list, further conveys the film’s excitingly provocative content: “Extravagant, repulsive, and alluring; hideous and hilarious, Li\u2019s film will be trashed by some and loved by others. […]\u00a0It is a provocation and \u2013 good news \u2013 it will cease shocking once the audiences stop disputing \u2018good taste\u2019 and instead critically penetrate their brains…” Meanwhile, Director’s Notes<\/a> included ‘Drizzle in Johnson’ on its Must-Catch Shorts at Annecy list, calling it a “nightmarish, nocturnal odyssey of a film”.<\/p>\n

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“The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.” \u2014Roland Barthes<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Drizzle in Johnson’ was conceived as a challenge to conventional storytelling\u2014a choice to incite discourses and invite interpretation, fully aware that its subject matter might alienate as much as it resonates. The polarized reactions, including the harshest criticisms, affirm its mission: to shatter the comfort of coherence and provoke an unfiltered confrontation between the viewer’s subjectivity and the film’s ambiguity. This work is not a declaration but an invitation\u2014a canvas where meaning is co-created by the audience and the artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The film is available for viewing on YouTube<\/a> now through 13 February 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Watch ‘Drizzle in Johnson’ now<\/em><\/h4>\n
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