2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Curiosa’ Director Tessa Moult-Milewska [Video]

Cartoon Brew is putting the spotlight on animated short films that have qualified for the 2025 Oscars.

In this installment, we’re looking at Curiosa from British filmmaker Tessa Moult-Milewska. The short earned its Oscars qualification by winning best animated short at the Austin Film Festival.

Curiosa tells the story of overly curious Mary, who visits her boyfriend’s flat for the first time, just to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied an explanation, she climbs into his head, diving into his psyche and discovering more about him, their relationship, and even herself. The film was made at the National Film and Television School in the U.K.

Cartoon Brew: Finding the right balance between knowing too little and too much about the person you want to build something with is the main theme of your film, but how does that reflect on your own appreciation of relationships in a modern world today?

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