# animate! › Films › Sucked Up by Karl Cresser › synopses

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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, 3d cgi, live action and animation, digital compositing, sexuality, puberty, relationships, narrative short, filmmaker, animator

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**Sucked Up** a film by Karl Cresser

2003, 6 min 40 sec

### animate! synopsis

A quirky, horrific and erotic journey made on foot through the evolution of a contemporary male sexuality, from playful childhood friendship and past the puberty bits into a contented adult relationship.

### one sentence synopsis

A quirky, horrific and erotic journey through puberty to adulthood.

### short synopsis

A quirky, horrific and erotic journey made on foot through the evolution of a contemporary male sexuality into a contented adult relationship.

### long synopsis

Evolution of male sexuality through puberty to adulthood. A boy and a girl play together under a flyover. Fallopian moths fly from her skirt and chase him into a swimming pool. He emerges with misplaced hands and genitals and walks alienated landscapes.

Years later, the childhood sweethearts meet again in the city nightlife. Back at her flat, there is a failed sexual encounter. The following day, through unusual means, they begin four years of emotional and sexual gratification…

**Sucked Up** film, stills and other materials © Karl Cresser 2003