Weekends
This Oscar-nominated animated short film tells the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal, dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand-animated film set in 1980's Toronto.
Nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 2019 Academy Awards. Winner of the Golden Gate Award in the Bay Area Short Film Category at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Winner of Best Short Film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Running Time
16 mins
Year
2017
Kanopy ID
6389328
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Comments (16)
Oh boy-Wish that I had read the comments first, had no idea of the moral complexity.
This really should have won the Oscar.
Beautiful film. I experienced all the emotions..........
the ability of the animator to catch moods, joy, urgency, sorrow, relief, creativity, beauty, nature and dreaming is absolutely profound and touching. Loved this. thank you
It is so beautiful. I get all tearing up.
Retired Children's Librarian-BOLO This story was great, but may be only for Adults. Don't get caught in banned book materials. I was shocked!
Weekends, those weeks finally end. Those weeks of spending time happily with only the father end. Those weeks of being happy just with the father end. Those weeks of nightmares end. Those nightmares of the mother end. We would never stand up from the scratch if we didn't want to stand up. I ...Read more
Weekends, those weeks finally end. Those weeks of spending time happily with only the father end. Those weeks of being happy just with the father end. Those weeks of nightmares end. Those nightmares of the mother end. We would never stand up from the scratch if we didn't want to stand up. I felt at first what a pity that the mother and the boy lose the husband's or the father's love. But now, I can see that the boy and the mother still can be happy by their own dreams. I always think Gymnopédie No.1 is quite sad, just as it is used for the opening part in the film, while at the end of the film, the music doesn't change, I feel happy and peace though. I think that is the point of the whole story.
Read lessCame here because it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film! Touching and unfortunately heavy with themes of divorce, pain and confusion of a young child and shuffling homes between parents! Gorgeous and a beautifully surreal portrait of animation, very well done! Very good ...Read more
Came here because it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film! Touching and unfortunately heavy with themes of divorce, pain and confusion of a young child and shuffling homes between parents! Gorgeous and a beautifully surreal portrait of animation, very well done! Very good short film! If you're looking for a different short film that is not Disney, this is it!
Read lessHeartwarming, sad. It is too bad divorce is often like this film. Nothing out of the ordinary. Well done!
Not for "lonely" teens and many others who are capable of acting out in a snap. This the WW-net. Scary business.
All the emotional senses can be felt in the non dialogued characters. It really touched my heart. Loved it!
All of the characters seem devoid of emotion, which is perhaps what the filmmaker was going for, but for me made this less enjoyable.
Stunning, both personal and universal....everything you want out of a short film, animated or otherwise...the best short I've seen since Don Hertzfeltd changed my entire perception of animated shorts.
A well-told story about a child learning to understand the complex through the volume of silence.
Any film that successfully tells a story without the use of dialogue gets two thumbs up from me. Also being an only child of divorced parents I connected with the desire to hold on to good memories and simply have a place in your mind to remember the small things that made up big parts of ...Read more
Any film that successfully tells a story without the use of dialogue gets two thumbs up from me. Also being an only child of divorced parents I connected with the desire to hold on to good memories and simply have a place in your mind to remember the small things that made up big parts of your life.
Read lessX-rate this one, at least PG it.