Retirement Plan (2024)
- Directed by
- John Kelly
- Genre
- animation, comedy
- Country
- Ireland
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 23 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 middle-aged man daydreams about escaping his daily life. The short film follows his fantasies in a quiet, stripped-back animation style.
subduedcontemplativeexpressively understatedgentlereflectivemilddreamy
What happens
Retirement Plan is a 2024 Irish animated short film directed by John Kelly and co-written by John Kelly and Tara Lawall. The 7-minute animated film about the fantasies of a middle-aged man has been awarded in various international film festivals, including Palm Spring International ShortFest and SXSW Festival. The film's style, which has been described as expressively understated, subdued and stripped-back, was animated using Moho animation software. The film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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