That strange threshold where the voice cracks, the reflection in the mirror becomes alien, and control slips away takes on an unsettling rhythm in the hands of animation. Alexander Gellner condenses the mental turmoil and physical panic of a child stepping into adolescence into a matter of seconds. Sudden bouts of sweating, strange clumsiness, and the unstoppable sense of change are projected onto the silver screen through the film’s distinctive visual language. Placing the viewer right in the midst of those unsettling moments, the film doesn’t merely lay bare the raw, unfiltered reality of growing pains—it makes you feel it directly. This short, intimate narrative offers a brief tour through the most tense and familiar labyrinths of saying goodbye to childhood, while rekindling memories of that chaotic period that leaves a mark on every man’s memory.