A haunting and dramatic Psychological Thriller based on actual events and the famous short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The Paper Wall is a modern animation with a surreal hybrid 19th century twist entering the complexities of a broken mind. Our protagonist, Scarlett, goes on a summer long holiday with her family only to befriend imaginary people who haunt her from behind the wallpaper in her bedroom and out in the grounds of the private Victorian estate. She falls deeper into depression as her husband tries to medicate her himself, only to exacerbate her condition. Her sister in law, Jwlhyfer, does her best to take care of Scarlett and her 2 year old niece, Lillian, while continually monitoring Scarlett's medication and reporting her progress back to her ever increasing zetetic and ineffectual brother. Getting closer and closer to suicide, Jwlhyfer protects Scarlett from herself while waiting for her brother and Scarlett to accept that she needs proper medical attention for a mental illness.
—Kim Gelvin