

Death's nephew starts a startup and capitalism finally kills Death.
Death as a global service provider? Unthinkable! So far Death has thought that too. But then his nephew Cedric had the crazy idea of founding the company AFTER LIFE while his uncle was away. This company takes over the craft of death with the latest technology and markets it worldwide.
Writing
Biting satire of startup culture in a kids' short.
Visual Effects
2006 German 3D animation hits different (not always good).
Director
Hendrik Pieta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short emerged from Germany's 2000s animation renaissance, when state-funded film schools produced aggressively weird genre experiments disguised as family entertainment.
Bernhard Hoëcker was primarily known as a comedian and radio host; this remains one of his only major voice acting roles.