GARDEN PARTY is a weird and wonderful short film, which I discovered on SLIPPERY EDGE, a blog that, in their own words, is ‘focused on the exploration of beauty and creativity. As such our articles aim to showcase these qualities, and to do so we present you with a number of different contemporary professional artists, art students & creators from around the globe, in all domains of arts.’
It’s a great blog for discovering all sorts of new artists, and I urge you all to take a look. However, it is not a WP blog, so I could not discover how to re-post – I just managed to embed the film.
GARDEN PARTY is a short, animated film about two frogs who take over a deserted, if luxurious house. It has already picked up numerous awards. But I shall say no more, just let you discover it for yourselves. I’m curious to see what everyone thinks!
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That was brilliant, Marina. It looked so real, I had to keep reminding myself it was an animation! Loved the huge frog stuck in the jar, and the ending was so unexpected. I must look into reblogging this, to get it some wider coverage.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wasn’t it wonderful? The imagination needed. And the twist in the tail! Well worth sharing🌺
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One of my favourite short films for years. It reminded me a little of the illustrated picture book, Tuesday, which is animated here.
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Thanks! I’ll look it up. I love this kind of thing…
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I bought a used copy of the book on Amazon Marketplace, for our grandson. It was recommended by a fellow blogger, Jennie Fitzkee. The short film is easily found on You Tube.
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What a wonderful gem you have shared here. Where on earth do you find such marvels? Can’t think of the last time I enjoyed a short animation like this. Merci! 😀
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Delightful! Thank you for starting my day in such a nice way.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, Anne. I thought it was very imaginative and well made.
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Just watched Beetleypete’s video, which is delightful too. I remember it from my days as a school librarian, and it was a book that the children enjoyed looking at closely.
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This was s super little film. Well-crafted and creative. Thank you M. Kappa.
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This is fabulous! Loved watching it. Thanks for sharing.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Sharon!
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Reblogged this on beetleypete and commented:
I saw this on Marina’s blog yesterday. A simply wonderful animation that is a delight to watch. It’s not long, so I urge you to enjoy it.
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Thank you reblogging and bringing me here, Pete! 🙂
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My pleasure, Dina! X
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Reblogged this on theshammuramat and commented:
Looks great!
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Amazing! It definitely deserves all the accolades it’s getting. I wonder if it will be nominated for an Oscar.😊
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It’s one of the best short films I’ve ever seen 🌺
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It really is. Thank you so much for posting about it!😊
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Reblogged this on By Hook Or By Book and commented:
Y’ALL NEED TO CHECK OUT THIS BRILLIANT SHORT FILM! AND KEEP IN MIND IT’S ANIMATED. THANKS MARINA FOR SHARING THIS
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You’re welcome. It’s very shareable!
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The film characters looked so real. What an imagination? That truly was a Garden Party!!
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Sure was! 🎊🎉
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This was certainly a brilliant film. It’s hard to remember that it is animated. Thank you! You will enjoy Pete’s recommendation of David Wiesner’s book. I heard him speak this week… wow!
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How lucky! I looked at the book – it’s lovely 😊
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😀
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Wow this was amazing!!
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Thanks for sharing that was delightful.
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That is one strange film. I couldn’t stop watching, but at the end I didn’t know whether to look again, more closely, or try to forget it. Later I had a hard time erasing some of the scenes, especially the bloated toad rolling in the jar, and then of course his human counterpart in the water. It was rather haunting. Effective, if that was the point. Very troublesome for what it says (or what I think it says) about human nature. An artistic achievement, if not being able to stop looking at it or thinking about it is a criterion.
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