TAPEWORM ALEXIS & THE OPERA DIVA
Dir. by Thaïs Odermatt
SYNOPSIS:
Tapeworm Alexis helps Maria Callas rise to the ‘Prima Assoluta’ – a success story that ends in the biggest opera scandal of all time: the diva’s voice fails and the dream team has to go into hiding. On the yacht of the richest man in the world, the story takes a turn, everything ends in chaos and the lives of Alexis and the diva become a rollercoaster ride until her heart stops beating.
DIRECTOR
Thaïs Odermatt
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English
LENGTH
11'
YEAR
2025
COUNTRY
Switzerland
GENRE
Animation, Dark Comedy
PRODUCERS
Brigitte Hofer,
Cornelia Seitler (maximage GmbH)
“TAPEWORM ALEXIS & THE OPERA DIVA” IS A BRILLIANT ABSURDIST COMEDY, BLENDING CRUDE HUMOR WITH UNEXPECTEDLY TENDER MOMENTS AND RUMINATIONS ON CONTEMPORARY THEMES. WITH VIBRANT, SQUIGGLY ANIMATION THAT RELIES HEAVILY ON ARCHIVAL IMAGERY AND A RIOTOUS SENSE OF RHYTHM, ODERMATT DELIVERS A SHORT THAT IS BOTH A PARODY AND A LOVE LETTER TO ONE OF OPERA AND POP CULTURE’S GREATEST 20TH CENTURY ICONS. IT’S GROTESQUE, HILARIOUS AND STRANGELY ENDEARING.”
– 10 Shorts Not to Miss at Annecy 2025 – Variety
