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The film is followed by a Q&amp;A with the filmmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writer, Director, Animation, Editor <strong>Erentia Bedeker<\/strong><br>Producers <strong>Erentia Bedeker, Luan Pienaar<\/strong><br>Set Design <strong>Luan Pienaar<\/strong><br>Director of Photography, Online Editor <strong>Pieter Lombaard<\/strong><br>Music <strong>Wilken Calitz<\/strong><br>Sound Design <strong>Charles Badenhorst<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 A stonemason, consumed by envy and a hunger for recognition, discovers a block of marble that he believes will prove his worth as a sculptor. But when the stone resists his efforts, his ambition crumbles, forcing him to confront his ego and abandon imitation. 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