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Animated Shorts

Dad’s Dead

6m 57s

Directed by Chris Shepherd • 2002 • United Kingdom
Starring Ian Hart, Kay D’Arcy, Chris Freeney

A darkly psychedelic blend of animation and live action evokes a man’s memories of his former schoolmate and “best friend”: a charmer whose outward cool concealed a scary, sociopathic heart. Director Chris Shepherd’s edgy, innovative visuals mirror the story’s increasingly unsettling turns, transforming from cartoon cutesy to nihilistically disturbing.

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