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The story begins in a cheerful and peaceful backyard garden, where brightly painted gnomes stand proudly among flowers and trimmed grass in quirky poses and scenarios. Bathed in sunlight and silence, their existence is static yet content. But their serene existence is disrupted when a golf ball arcs over a fence and lands among them, damaging one of their numbers beyond repair. More balls soon land, cracking statues, scattering fragments, shattering the calm, and so the gnomes must band together to battle their unseen, nebulous yet powerful adversary. (courtesy First Showing)
It’s garden gnomes versus golf club in this hugely entertaining short film from filmmakers Theo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, & Anissa Terrier who created FOREVER at France’s École Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs.
This absolutely delightful, very funny and quite touching short film is a gem, proof that great animation, superb characterisation, a tautly-executed narrative and no dialogue, not to mention a great sense of humour can work wonders in a little over six minutes.
If you feel stressed or your spirits are flagging then watch FOREVER and feel your soul lighten at this adorably kickass take on what happens when long put-upon garden gnomes finally decide it’s time to strike back.