Bad Seeds (2021)

Original title

Mauvaises herbes

Directed by

Claude Cloutier

Genre

animation

Country

Canada

Runtime

6 min

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated short follows a man who is tormented by invasive plants in his garden. He tries to fight back, but the weeds and flowers start taking over his house and his life.

whimsicalsurrealplayfulvisually inventivedarkly comicfast-paceddreamlike

What happens

Bad Seeds (French: Mauvaises herbes) is a Canadian animated short film, written, directed and animated by Claude Cloutier for the National Film Board of Canada. The short had its international premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and won multiple awards for Best Animated Short Film in Calgary International Film Festival and the 2021 New York City Short Film Festival and the Sommets du cinéma d'animation. The film was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 94th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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