GRUFF

Directed by Julian Curi · Starring Joey Urbina, Charles Carpenter, Avila Kast, Bradford Loomis · 2024

A handmade paper tale about a gruff, silent figure whose love goes unspoken, and learning to hear it anyway.

A three-year handmade paper labor of love that processes grief for a father with real tenderness.

GRUFF is a handmade, paper short film I've been designing, building, puppeteering, and editing across almost three years. It's a story about the people you know love you, but aren’t exactly verbal about it. It’s how I've

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