Skywhales (1983)
- Directed by
- Derek W. Hayes
- Genre
- animation, science fiction, drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A tribe of alien creatures lives on floating islands in the sky of a gas giant. They hunt flying whale-like animals for survival.
meditativeotherworldlycontemplativecalmdetailedslow-pacedalienatmospheric
What happens
Skywhales is a 1983 British animated drama short film by Derek Hayes and Phil Austin that depicts a fictional society of alien creatures dwelling in the atmosphere of a gas giant. The film is noted for the completeness of its depiction of a fictitious society, including alien language, flora, fauna and social structures and practices. The film has since become a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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