Bob's Birthday (1993)

Directed by

David Fine, Alison Snowden

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, Canada

Runtime

13 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Margaret plans a surprise birthday party for her husband Bob who is turning 40. Bob feels anxious and uneasy about getting older. The short film pokes gentle fun at their attempts to navigate this milestone.

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What happens

Bob's Birthday is a 1993 Canadian-British animated short by Alison Snowden and David Fine, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards, and serves as the pilot to the animated series Bob and Margaret. It features a humorous look at how Margaret plans to throw a surprise birthday party for Bob on his 40th birthday, as he struggles with the sudden impact of middle age. Bob's Birthday has won 10 awards, one of which includes the National Film Board of Canada's 60th Oscar nomination. The film was inspired by the creators, Alison Snowden and David Fine, both turning 30. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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