Anomalisa proves puppeteering isn't always child's play

Anomalisa has been described as the most human movie of the year, despite the fact that it doesn't star a single human. The stop motion animation, acted entirely with puppets, centres on the big questions that vex us all: What is it to be human? What is it to ache? What is it to be alive? 

Co-directors Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Duke Johnson (Community, Adult Swim) join guest host Rachel Giese to illuminate those questions — without providing any answers. 

"[Anomalisa is] not this constricted piece with a message at the end. It is an open-ended conversation with the audience," says Kaufman, who doesn't like to get between the viewer and the film. 

WEB EXTRA | Watch the trailer for Anomalisa below. As mentioned in the interview, the puppets are roughly the size of Barbie dolls. The filmmakers say they especially focused on giving the characters expressive eyes.