# animate! › Films › Postcards of Belief by Lesley Adams

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/postcardsofbelief/

Discovery terms: 2000s animation, painted animation, hand-drawn animation, chronic pain, the body, autobiography, animated documentary, filmmaker

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Archive status: restored in 2026; historical calls, deadlines and services are closed.

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**Postcards of Belief** a film by Lesley Adams

2001, 5 min

[watch this film ›](https://animateprojectsarchive.org/films/by_date/1999_2001/postcards)

![Postcards of Belief, still: 3D LADY](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/postcardsofbelief01.jpg)

3D LADY

### a film by Lesley Adams

### animate! synopsis

When the frame rebels and pain is the only option, the body artist gives up on speech. The picture is breaking up. This is the sound that collapse makes. Drawn out.

### key credits

**director**
Lesley Adams

**Postcards of Belief** film, stills and other materials © Lesley Adams 2001