Mynarski Death Plummet (2014)

Original title

Mynarski chute mortelle

Directed by

Matthew Rankin

Genre

war film, live-action/animated film

Country

Canada

Runtime

8 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian World War II airman makes a desperate attempt to save a trapped crewmate as their plane burns. The film blends animation and live action to show this moment.

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What happens

Mynarski Death Plummet (French: Mynarski chute mortelle) is a 2014 Canadian short film, written, produced, edited, animated, and directed by Matthew Rankin. Blending live action with animation, the film expressionistically imagines the final moments of Andrew Mynarski, a Canadian World War II airman who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for attempting to free colleague Pat Brophy before plummeting to his death from their burning airplane. The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2014. It was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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