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7.4
/10
1,334 Ratings

OM

Directed by John Smith
United Kingdom, 1986
Short, Avant-Garde
  • 44 minutes

Synopsis

A short film about haircuts and clothes.

Synopsis

A short film about haircuts and clothes.

Our take

With deft simplicity and a lightness of touch, John Smith confounds our ingrained assumptions of cultural stereotypes. In only four minutes, Om swings from one extreme to another, playfully punning on how we interpret fashion styles and subcultural codes.