Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
Direction
Landreth's 'psychological realism' technique revolutionized animated documentary.
Cinematography
3D figures crack and splinter like Larkin's fractured psyche.
Writing
Conversations feel stolen, not performed — devastating authenticity.
Director
Chris Landreth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Won the 2004 Academy Award for Best Animated Short — Larkin attended the ceremony, his first time in a tux since his 1960s NFB heyday.
Landreth invented 'psychological realism' for this film — facial features literally fracture based on emotional states, making inner damage visible.
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