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Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.


“Life is what you make it.”
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
The Maker is a animation, music, fantasy film released in 2011 exploring themes of stop motion, short film. Directed by Christopher Kezelos, A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
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Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

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