An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

Jan 30, 2012

1h 35m

★ 5.4

Overview

A quixotic artist hypothesizes about why he feels bad when a mystery girl stands him up. The event prompts him to ask: what's the content of a momentary feeling? Is it the sum of your experiences? And perhaps more importantly, are your experiences the sum of you?

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Fantasy

Production Companies

MVMT

CO3

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Trailers

Cast

Alisa Becher

JC Cain

Dexter Jones

Namik Minter

Terence Nance

Talibah Newman

(credited as Chanelle Pearson)

Chanelle Aponte Pearson

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