movie about a failed puppeteer

A young, desperate ventriloquist arrives to an audition only to be turned away with just a brief glance. Tenaciously, the ventriloquist fights for his opportunity to perform and when he gets it, he is elated. But soon, he discovers a dark secret about the audition..the puppets are actually auditioning him for something far more sinister than a simple stage show.

A 70-something puppeteer struggling to come to terms with a breakup puts on the most heartbreakingly personal show of his life to an audience of strangers. Writer/director Andrew Fuchs (HEY STRANGER), with his remarkable lead Joseph Lopez, have made one of the most haunting films this side of oblivion, a depiction of trauma and grief processed through art that will suck the breath from your lungs.

The daughter of a famous ventriloquist decides to put on one last show.

For more than a decade, an eccentric animator has worked on films featuring a little clay figure he calls "Puppetboy". Many hours of animation have been completed, yet very little has been made available to the public. Following the artist behind the scenes we discover a very intimate relationship between him an his protagonist.

An aspiring musician arrives home with plans for a hot date only to find her family's puppet show rehearsal might ruin her rock star image.

The Puppeteer is a powerful, moving glimpse into the art of puppetry and the passion of a brilliant artist. The film treats viewers to Igor's street corner magic and following a dramatic turn of events, leaves us to reflect on life, art and the pursuit of dreams.

A broad look at the fraught history of American puppetry (its marginalization as children's theater and its sudden explosion as high art) with an intimate thread following Dan Hurlin, a downtown artist who is creating a complex puppet work about an eccentric, Depression-era photographer. Dan has just recovered from a scorching New York Times review, which forced his last show out of theaters prematurely. Now he faces a wider backlash against puppetry, suggesting an eerie parallel between himself and his new puppet-subject - a portrait photographer whose stunning body of work was very nearly lost forever.

A short horror film.