Wish You Were Ear

Generation 14plus 2025

In a world where ex-partners have to swap a chosen body part after a break-up, every relationship that ends leaves a visible mark: individuals not only lose a piece of themselves; they also carry a literal fragment of their past love along with them. The protagonist in this story feels incomplete and disfigured, and yearns for their original, complete form. When they encounter someone else wearing their former ear, they are set on a path to self-acceptance. A reflection on how relationships change us, shape our identity and our self-image – whether we want them to or not.

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by Mirjana Balogh (Director, Screenplay) Hungary 2025 Without dialogue 11' Colour World premiere | Animation | Short Film recommendation: 14 years and up

Crew

Director	Mirjana Balogh
Screenplay	Mirjana Balogh
Editing	Judit Czakó
Music	József Iszlai
Sound Design	József Iszlai
Animation	Mirjana Balogh, Kitti Teleki, Ildikó Táborita, Luca Tóth, Nikoletta Veress, László Fazekas, Melinda Kádár, Viktória Tóth, Ádám Polhodzik
Producer	József Fülöp

Produced by

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

World Sales

NFI World Sales

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Mirjana Balogh

The Hungarian director, graphic designer and illustrator is a graduate of MOME Anim in Budapest. She works on a voluntary basis organising the city’s Ukmukfukk Zine Festival which showcases self-published magazines. Inspired by the visuals of machines, wires and motherboards, her work blends reality with abstraction, creating imaginative worlds in which she herself would like to live. Wish You Were Ear is her first short animated film.

Filmography

2025 Wish You Were Ear; animation

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025