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Summary
A factory worker in a dark, gray world assembles devices that promise happiness. In his spare time he tinkers to create something better, and finally succeeds in perfecting his invention, which allows people to see life through rose-colored glasses, but he has to pay a price for his success.
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Audiences 80GoodWatch 79
IMDb8.1
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.9/5
Released
1998
September 1, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
AnimationScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1999
- Short Film (Animated)1999Nominated
Directing · 1
- Mark Osborne Director, Writer, Editor, Animation, CG Animator, Cinematography
Production · 5
- Steve Kalafer Producer
- Shannon Lowry Line Producer
- Kelly Moren Co-Producer, CG Animator, Post Production Supervisor
- Rick Orner Production Designer
- Debra Callabresi Co-Producer, Post Production Supervisor, Digital Effects Supervisor
Camera · 1
- Keith Lowry Camera Department Manager
Editing · 1
- Ron Johnson Negative Cutter
Sound · 2
- Jeremy Pitts Sound Effects Editor
- Peter S. Carlstedt Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects · 7
- Marcos Magalhães Animation
- Jenny Walsh Animation
- David Candelaria Modeling, Animation, Prop Maker
- Ben Matsunaga CG Animator
- Nick Peterson Animation, Modeling
- Lorelei Pepi Animation Supervisor
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