Animated Shorts

Just a word about all of the animated shorts this year.  I didn't really love any of them!  While the Live Action shorts were universally great, I thought these were universally mediocre. 

 

AFFAIRS OF THE ART

Joanna Quinn and Les Mills

Beryl is totally obsessed with art and drawing.  She traps her husband into her crazy ideas and schemes to make more art.  That's it, that's the film.

BESTIA

Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz

Bestia follows the lead character who is part of the Chilean military/police during the period of their history where they would capture suspects and torture and kill them.  It captures what someone in this role might do during the day, during the times when she is not engaged in human rights violations, and I gotta tell ya, it's super creepy.

BOXBALLET

Anton Dyakov

Boxballet follows a ballerina and a boxer who develop a sweet relationship and ultimately affect how the other views the world.

ROBIN ROBIN

Dan Ojari and Mikey Please

A baby robin is discovered by a family of mice who adopt her.  They spend their time pilfering food from unsuspecting home (as you would imagine a family of mice might), and they try to teach the little robin how to behave like a mouse.  She becomes obsessed with stealing a star off of a high Christmas tree in a home.  This was the most delightful of the films, and was a fun little bit of whimsy.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER

Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez

This short film uses a montage of people, scenes, and scenarios to answer the philosophical question, "What is love?' and I don't know, it was moderately innovative and interesting, I guess.

Just not a big fan of this year's Animated short films.  Nothing from Disney nor Pixar... does that sort of capture the quirkiness of the nominees?