Little Freak

Little Freak tells the story of a young boy.  His deformities have meant that he has been consigned to a traveling fair as a side show attraction.  On his birthday his father ask him to make a wish…

Edwin Schaap made this animated short for his Masters Thesis at Utrecht School of Arts.

It is a metaphor for the expectation some parents have with their children, without seeing that they have other ambitions and their own dreams.