Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy

Name: Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy | Short Films – Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026 Screening in Autumn - SSFF & ASIA 2026 Autumn
Director: Adrian Maganza

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Forgotten at the bottom of a pool, a rescue dummy drifts into a swirl of longing fantasies, dreaming of being lifted to the surface by a swimmer’s embrace.

Director: Adrian Maganza
Time: 0:06:37
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Comedy
Year: 2025
Cast: Ginevra Casati, Cary An, Jack Worsnop, David Blair

Director

Adrian Maganza

Adrian is a French and Italian filmmaker living and working in London. After establishing himself as versatile storyboard artist in the animation industry working for major studios on 2d, 3d and stop motion production he decides to start directing his own film. Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy is his first one.

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Many people ask me if the rescue dummy changes expression during the film. The answer is that it doesn't. It is fascinating to see how editing images together can trick the brain into seeing things that aren't actually happening.