Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.
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“Bring your nightmares to life.”

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1991