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Why do you want to squeeze cute things? - Joshua Paul Dale

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Watching a kitten fumbling around, it might feel as if you’ve never encountered anything so devastatingly adorable in your mortal life. You may want to pet its soft fur and kiss its tiny head. But you may also feel the conflicting urge… to squeeze or smush the kitten, maybe even stuff it in your mouth. What is this peculiar phenomenon? Joshua Paul Dale explores the urge known as cute aggression.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Joshua Paul Dale
Director
Oksana Kurmaz
Narrator
Jack Cutmore-Scott
Storyboard Artist
Oksana Kurmaz
Animator
Oksana Kurmaz
Compositor
Denys Chernysh
Art Director
Oksana Kurmaz
Composer
Jan Willem De With
Sound Designer
Jan Willem De With
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Anna Bechtol
Associate Producer
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Cella Wright
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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