# animate! › Films › Half Life by Matt Hulse › synopses

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/halflife/synopses

Discovery terms: 2000s animation, stop-motion animation, super 8 film, work, stress, isolation, experimental short film, filmmaker, artist

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**Half Life** a film by Matt Hulse

2004, 5 min 45 sec

### animate! synopsis

A neurotic stop-frame analysis of the daily torture of the desk-bound being, freeze-frame tensions disrupting the film’s surface and material.

### one sentence synopsis

An intense, visceral and neurotic study of the desk-bound being.

### short synopsis

Isolated office workers perform gruelling and surrealistic routines in this intense, neurotic study of the desk-bound being, pushing Super 8mm filmmaking to new extremes.

### long synopsis

Set against a haunting score and visceral soundtrack, isolated office workers perform gruelling, pointless and surrealistic routines in this intense, neurotic study of the desk-bound being.

Striking monochromatic photography, enriched by fleeting passages of bold colour and fearless splicing, push Super 8mm filmmaking to new extremes.

**Half Life** film, stills and other materials © Matt Hulse 2004