Beautifully Dark Animated Short DEATH AND THE ROBOT

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I have an incredibly delightful stop-motion animated short film for you to watch today called Death and the Robot. The animation and character design work that was used to tell this story is superb. This is a dark yet beautiful tale with a hint of light humor. Here's a brief summary:

Bored of their stagnant existence, two lonely souls leave their safe havens behind and discover one another, yielding an everlasting legacy that will forever change their dying world.

The short was directed, animated and conceived by Austin Taylor, from a script written by co-producer Alexander Thompson. The film is about a year old, but I’ve never seen it until I came across it on Firstshowing. I’m glad that I did, because I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope you do, too.

Bored of their stagnant existence, two lonely souls leave their safe havens behind and discover one another, yielding an everlasting legacy that will forever change their dying world. Like our film? Please rate/review us on IMDB! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2913704/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_5 Directed, Animated and Conceived of by Austin Taylor (http://www.atayloranimator.com/) Written & Co-Produced by Alexander Thompson Co-Produced by Julia Festa See Credits for Full Crew AWARDS: Asheville Cinema Fest (Best Anim. Short ’13) Beaufort Int’l Film Fest (Best Anim. Short ’14) Boston Int’l Film Festival (Best Anim. Short ’14), Ivy Film Festival (Best Anim. Short ’14) Real to Reel Int’l Film Festival (Best Anim. Short ’14) OTHER FESTIVALS: Cucalorus Film Fest ’13 Carrboro Film Fest ’13 Praxis Film Fest ’14 Carolina Film & Video Fest ’14 Charleston Film Fest ’14 RiverRun Int’l Film Fest ’14 Tel Aviv Int’l Film Fest ’14 Humboldt Int’l Film Fest ’14 Ojai Film Festival ’14 (NOMINEE: Best Animated Short)