DARK
Film details
DARK by Tal Menkes and Studio Poink
In a world where darkness seems to grow with each passing moment, a new animated film sheds light on the subtle descent into shadows and malevolence over time. While it's easy to perceive the world's deterioration, it's far harder to recognize our own transformation into darker versions of ourselves. Some may consider this film lengthy, but they're mistaken—it's simply that they've grown short. May this film succeed in at least helping someone become kinder: in words, intentions, decisions, and actions. May it prove worthy of all our efforts.
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DARK is an animated short created through our ongoing collaboration with writer Tal Menkes.
Together, we explore how darkness doesn’t arrive all at once – it accumulates. Not only in the world, but within us.
The film uses quiet pacing, minimal movement, and a restrained visual language to reflect an emotional truth:
it’s easy to notice the world growing harsher, and much harder to recognize when we begin to harden with it.
DARK has screened and received recognition at multiple international festivals, resonating with audiences who found themselves inside its quiet honesty.
If the film succeeds at anything, we hope it’s this:
that someone walks away a bit softer – in words, in intentions, in actions.
Credits
- Script:
- Tal Menkes
- Creative direction & Design:
- Assaf Benharroch
- Animation:
- Guy Pariente, Alex Khlebnikov & Shahar Muller
- Sound Design:
- Sofa Sound, Ophir Gal
- Prodcution:
- Lynn Polyak
