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Hard Dayzzz

Award winnerWarsaw Glitch 2026

Hard Dayzzz

Hard Dayzzz follows the journey of a fly thrown into a series of trials. Each threat forces it to question its place in a universe that seems determined to erase it.

By Max De Donato
Country France
Status Award winner
Submitted as Short Film, Animation
Runtime 3:00
Synopsis

Hard Dayzzz follows the journey of a fly thrown into a series of trials. Each threat forces it to question its place in a universe that seems determined to erase it. Yet the creature keeps going, stubborn, reckless, almost heroic in its refusal to surrender. It's a sensory fable where the struggle eventually gives way to what can't be avoided. Still, isn't the simple joy of flying enough to justify those few moments stolen from fate?

Category results
  • WinnerBest Editing
Festival and distribution
  • Warsaw Glitch PremiereYes
  • Seeking distributionNo
  • Filmmaker at the festivalYes
  • Open to panel talksYes
About the filmmakers

Max De Donato is a filmmaker (fiction, documentary, music videos) shaped more by instinct than by classrooms. Lately he has stepped into generative AI, not to replace the camera but to extend it. Co-founder of NATION Studio, the first AI-native production studio in Paris, built on the conviction that cinematic rigor and technological rupture can live in the same heartbeat.

Stills

Stills from the FilmFreeway submission