Synopsis:
Based on Chris Ware’s comic, film shows misadventures in the domestic life of a mouse and a cat head.
- Director:
- Chris Ware, John Kuramoto
- Year:
- 2007
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Ira Glass
- Animators:
- John Kuramoto, Chris Ware
- Script writer:
- Chris Ware
- Music composer:
- Andrew Bird
- Sound designer:
- John Kuramoto
- Editor:
- John Kuramoto
- Productions:
- This American Life, Phoobis
- Distribution:
- This American Life
- Genres:
- Drama, Comedy, Tragicomedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Relationships, Love, Animals, Humor, Poetic, Dreams, Sad
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Sundance Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Animated Short Film (Sundance Film Festival)
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