ABOUT the film: On/Off is very short animated film by Avgousta Zoureldi offering a humorous take on the effects of OCD in the everyday life situations of a young woman.
WATCH the film (1:22 min) on Vimeo.
DISCUSS the film: After you watch the film, return here to join in the discussion at the bottom of this page.
REVIEW by Julie: The character obsesses that she has not turned things off in her house before she leaves, ranging from the iron, to the plug switches, to the stove. The eventuality of her house burning down is what the young woman's OCD tells her is bound to happen, so in order to prevent that the next day she comes up with a clever OCD "solution". People with OCD go to great lengths to make sure something bad doesn't happen and this film shows the amusing side of some of those things we do that other people would think are very odd. Even without words or narration, this film gets its point across loud and clear.
DISCUSS the film (in comments section below):
- Is this film just good humor or does it portray OCD as you know it?
- What do you think of the character's "solution" to her obsessive concerns? If she actually had OCD, how long would the "solution" fend off her fears that something terrible might happen as a result of her negligence?
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