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THE MAID | A Stained-Glass Chronicle (Animated Short Film)

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Jan-Willem Blom

Jan-Willem Blom

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THE MAID reimagines the legend of Joan of Arc as a gothic tale of faith, power and death. In a medieval world haunted by vampire lords, Jeanne’s defiance becomes a struggle against forces that seek to possess both the living and their legacy.

Told through animated stained glass, the film transforms the visual language of cathedral windows into a cinematic world. Luminous colours, fractured faces and monumental compositions bring sacred imagery into collision with supernatural horror. Each scene feels like a window preserving a story—but whose version of that story survives?

Blending historical inspiration with dark fantasy, THE MAID explores how a human being becomes a symbol, and how belief can inspire resistance while also serving those in power. At its heart stands a young woman confronting the authority that would define her, condemn her and determine how she is remembered.

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