Blind Vaysha

This animated short immediately draws the viewer in with its captivating and mesmerizing tale. The storytelling and visual artistry on display are impressive, keeping the audience enthralled from start to finish.

The story builds a remarkable climax, but the ending falls. Opting an ordinary conclusion rather than an extraordinary finale to match the brilliance preceding it is disappointng. This leaves a tinge of disappointment at the film's close.

Nonetheless, with its engaging originality and stunning visuals, the short remains a laudable artistic achievement that leaves a lasting impression.

dark atmosphere. shadows of the Balkanian myths. a simple story. with great impact. a parable. about the absence of present in many lives. and the right animation. because it is part of story in a so perfect manner than becomes itself the skin of the words. a film about the status of silhouette. because the past gives the hope, the future - the fall. between them - no bridge. and the bitter, harsh animation has the status to reflect this hole. doing "Blind Vaysha" a tool of wake up. because the girl is every viewer. memories against plans, projects and illusions, fears and too late. and this does the film a pure masterpiece. its cruel honesty about us. the lost of present . and the need to choose the right eye. a film about a gift. who defines our world so profound.

Beautiful short should win the oscar but the academy prefer disney kid stuff without any message as piper short, this is amazing, i can relate ti the girl in this video tbh i always seeing anything except the present that's why i like this bulgarian short; it made me cry and remember better times as a child in my poor neighborhood

Im definitely watching this every year for the rest of my life, this is probably the last thing i will ever saw, thank god that this short exist in this hard current times that we are living, goodbay and thank god for me, congratulations to the director im definitely a fan of him now.

This is one of two Canadian nominees (the other being Pear Cider and Cigarettes). It's sort of like a very, very dark modern fairy tale. It's a strange tale about a little girl born with two very strange eyes. Through one, she can only see the past and with the other she can only see the future. So, for example, when she sees an adult, they appear in one eye as a small child and in the other incredibly elderly and feeble. As to what all this means, well I was left wondering this when the film ended.

As far as the animation goes, you'll either love it or hate it and it strongly accentuated the darkness of the story. It certainly is NOT a pretty film to watch and many of the animations are a bit horrifying to watch. Like too many shorts this year, I did wonder why it was nominated as well as feeling a bit depressed after seeing it.

I think "Blind Vaysha" is very unlikely to take home the Oscar, as "Piper" is much more of a crowd pleaser and it s sweet little film...without the dark edges the other nominees all see to have in spades!

I think this is possibly the most accurate cinematic depiction of that Shakespearian adage "...this way madness lies..." that I've seen. The eponymous girl is born with perfect 20/20 vision. The thing is - the first 20 can only see into the past, the other into the future. She cannot see her present nor can she choose the subject matter of what she does see. Perhaps she could just shut one eye? Is it better to have the certainly of the past or is it better to anticipate the excitement of the future? Maybe it is better just to close both eyes? I loved the style of animation here - it reminded me a little at the start of Gauguin's brushwork, and the philosophy of the choices she faces is presented to us by way of a little audience participation at the conclusion that does make one think. It's an intriguing eight minutes worth a look.