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Sad Beauty

Arjan Brentjes

10 min | 2020 | Netherlands | Massachusetts Premiere

In a heavily polluted world, a young woman mourns the disappearance of animal species. When she falls ill due to a bacterial infection, nature appears to send her a message via hallucinations.
Awards: Golden Calf Award – Dutch FF Netherlands, Best Animation - Rome Int’l FF GA US, 2nd place Best Animation – Pixel Vienna Austria, Best Eco Film Award - IAFF Golden Kuker Bulgaria, Save the Earth! Minister’s Award - Short FF & Asia Japan. Official Selections: World Premiere - Fantoche Int’l Animation FF Switzerland, Oldenburg Int’l FF Germany, Encounters FF UK, Videomedeja Serbia, Aesthetica Short FF UK, Patagonia Environmental FF Argentina, Balkanima Serbia, TAF, Thessaloniki Animation Festival Greece, Raindance London, Miami Short FF US, Croatia, NFMLA Annual Awards US, Florida Animation Festival US, Euganea FF Italy, among many others.