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Animated Shorts

Asparagus

18m

Directed by Suzan Pitt • 1979 • United States

Suzan Pitt's animated short throws open the doors of perception onto a shape-shifting vision of polymorphous sexuality. A landmark in the history of independent animation, ASPARAGUS is a mesmerizing exploration of the artist's inner world, and a viewing experience like no other.

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