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
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)
Trailer
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