An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It 2022

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Animation

When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. It's scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.

Homepage http://www.lachlanpendragon.com/work
Release Date 2022-06-07
Runtime 12m
Director Lachlan Pendragon
Producers Louise Harvey, Peter Moyes, Donna Hamilton
Writers Lachlan Pendragon, Louise Harvey, Peter Moyes, Lachlan Pendragon

"Neil" is under pressure from his boss to increase his toaster sales tally. If he doesn't buck up, he's out - and he only has til tomorrow! Bluntly, he's bored of this telephone-bound existence and in a moment of absent-mindedness starts to notice a few oddities around the room. Next thing he's face to face with a talking ostrich - and that's telling him that all around him is fake. Upon closer inspection he realises that his colleagues are little more real than airfix models! Is he real? Is any of it? What's with this great big human hand that looms over him? It's a quickly paced and quite intriguing stop-motion animation, this, and as "Neil" starts to become aware better of his plastic surroundings, the story invites us to consider our own routine environments and choices, too.

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