Inside a locked forensic ward at the University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče—Croatia’s oldest and largest psychiatric institution—patients began building a world of their own: one puppet, one frame at a time. Psychonauts, an 8-minute stop-motion film co-created by forensic psychiatric in-patients, started as an unassuming art therapy exercise but gradually evolved into a powerful act of collective authorship. Originating behind secure doors, Psychonauts is now on its own journey, reaching spotlights, being celebrated at prestigious international festivals (including Special Mention at Annecy, 2025, and Best Short at Guanajuato, 2025), currently even in consideration for an Oscar.
Radically different