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Betty

2020 · 15 min

A quiet, odd little animated fable that drifts between melancholy and gentle absurdity, asking you to lean in and feel its loneliness.

Directed by
Will Anderson
Genres
Animation, Drama
Overview
A little green bird called Bobby is looking for his butter, his partner Betty and for the love that seems to have melted away.

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Directed by
Will Anderson
Genres
Animation, Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • mockumentary
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism3
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, drama
    Directed by
    Will Anderson
    Written by
    Will Anderson
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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