Dad is Gone

Strange animals gallop through your dreams. Demons crouch on the corner of your bed. With an experimental blend of different animation techniques and glimpsed phantasmagorical scenes, this deliriously weird short film dwells on childhood terrors in a way that will delight fans of David Lynch or Edward Gorey. Living in an isolated cottage with her pet cats and a dog, an old lady knits quietly, surrounded by her photographic memories. When one night her home is visited by a dark apparition, the dog resolves to protect it’s master, in this lovingly observed short about life, death and acceptance.