Bottle George (2024)

Directed by

Daisuke Tsutsumi

Genre

animated film

Country

Japan

Runtime

14 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl copes with her father's alcohol addiction. The stop motion short follows their relationship as she shows resilience.

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What happens

Bottle George is a 2024 Japanese stop motion animated short film about alcohol addiction. The 14-minute film explores the relationship between a young resilient girl and her alcoholic father, and was directed by Oscar-nominated director Daisuke Tsutsumi and co-written by Japanese comedian Akihiro Nishino and Japanese producer Noriko Matsumoto. After its premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April 2024, the film has received several nominations and awards, including the Special Animation Award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival and the Jury Award for Best Animated Short at the Newport Beach Film Festival. On December 17, 2024, The 21 was shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards in the category of Best Animated Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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