DECORADO

description

An unemployed middle-aged mouse suspects his entire world is merely a set, tracing the conspiracy to a corporation influencing every corner of his life.

Something is wrong in the city of Anywhere. Arnold is caught in an existential crisis. His marriage is falling apart, his life feels meaningless, and he begins to suspect that everything around him is a grand illusion. When his best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, he believes a monolithic corporation is behind it. What begins as a creeping paranoia turns into a desperate flight toward something that might, just might, resemble freedom. Adapted from the acclaimed 2016 short film by director Alberto Vázquez (BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN, UNICORN WARS), DECORADO blends biting humor with haunting beauty in a darkly comedic odyssey through our era of social control, manufactured realities, and the quest for authentic human connection.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fantastic Fest 2025
Tokyo International Film Festival 2025
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival 2025
BFI London Film Festival 2025
Sitges 2025

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Alberto Vázquez has had a long career as an illustrator, both for publishers and the news media. He’s the author of numerous graphic novels published in various countries. He has written and directed successful animated short films, including BIRDBOY, UNICORN WARS, DECORADO and HOMELESS HOME. His features include BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN (PSICONAUTAS) based on his graphic novel "Psiconautas" and UNICORN WARS. Alberto Vázquez is a two-time winner of the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film (for BIRDBOY, in 2012, and for DECORADO, in 2017). He also won a Goya for Best Feature-Length Animated Film in 2017, for PSICONAUTAS. He is the recipient of more than 100 international awards, and his films have been selected for prestigious festivals throughout the world, such as Cannes, EFA Awards, Toronto, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Animafest Zagreb, and Slamdance.