A Somber Animated Short PIPPO Follows a Discarded Clown Who Finds Himself Deep in Despair
I’ve got a wonderfully made, yet heart-wrenching animated short for you to watch today titled Pippo. The story is kind of a dark and pensive one that centers on a discarded old clown who is now living in a humorless world. As he finds himself deep in despair, he reminisces on his past, thinking about his days filled joy and happiness. After some reflection on his life and his current situation, Pipppo learns that the humor was never lost inside of himself.
Here’s the synopsis:
Here lives Pippo, an old clown who refuses to leave. Or perhaps he has no place to go. For decades, he used to bring smiles to children’s faces. Now he is discarded, degraded, dejected. …Pippo sighs and looks at his reflection in the mirror, wondering what went wrong. What do you do in a joyless world when all you know is joy?
While this is kind of a somber short, there’s a good positive message to it, and it’s also just beautifully made. I also included a couple of behind-the-scenes making-of video for you to watch.