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(It was...) Nothing At All

2000 · 6 min

A quiet, reflective short that uses simple animation to ponder why objects can hurt to lose, leaving a lingering melancholy.

Directed by
Candy Kugel, Vincent Cafarelli
Genres
Animation
Overview
Why is it easier to mourn the loss of an object than the loss of a loved one?

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Directed by
Candy Kugel, Vincent Cafarelli
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • memory
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Candy Kugel, Vincent Cafarelli
Written by
Candy Kugel
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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