Irish short “The Missing Scarf” has been named on the longlist for an Academy Award. The animated short has joined 10 other short films that are in the running to win the prestigious gold statue.
Narrated by George Takei, the film follows Albert the squirrel, on a quest that explores some of life’s most common fears; the unknown, life, death and failure.
Directed by Eoin Duffy, and produced by James Hogan, the animation has been garnering much attention in the US where it picked up awards at the LA International Short Film Festival and the New Hampshire Film Festival.
The short also won at the Galway Film Fleadh and the Seminci Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain.
“It explores our individual place in the universe in a fun and quirky way and the audience is allowed to draw their own conclusions at the end...I think the universal appeal is there as the subject matter applies to anyone,” said Duffy in The Irish Times.
The final five nominees will be announced in January of next year, ahead of the Oscars on March 2nd.
Below, the trailer for the animated short:
http://vimeo.com/70384517
