Ireland
Synopsis
George Takei narrates this multi-award-winning fable about a wise squirrel on an increasingly existential quest to find its scarf.
Director's Statement
The film sets out on a misadventurous route to answering four common human fears. Presented in order, they are – fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection and, finally, fear of death, which is comically blown out of proportion to include the entire universe. For each fear both sides of an argument are presented but visually no real resolution is delivered. This allows the audience to form their own conclusion for each argument. The film's heavy subject matter is shrouded under the tone of a toddler's Saturday morning cartoon. This helps lull the audience into a false sense of security only to deliver twist after twist to a normally predictable genre.
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Eoin Duffy
Written by: Eoin Duffy
Produced by: Jamie Hogan
Cinematography: Eoin Duffy
Editing: Eoin Duffy
Production Design: Eoin Duffy
Costume Design: Eoin Duffy
Original Score: Tobias Norberg, Gavin Little
Sound: Gavin Little, Joe McHugh
Cast: George Takei
Nominations and Awards
- European Short Film 2014