O the Grass Was Warm!

Sep 27, 2021

0h 8m

★ 0.0

Overview

Packing away at his late father’s apartment, a stoic man finds himself grappling with grief and anger. Unable to cope yet refusing to open up, he retreats from cold, harsh reality into a warm, fuzzy forest, where he is left alone and there’s no more emotion, no more pain, no more struggle.

Genres

Drama

Animation

Production Companies

VCA School of Film and Television

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Cast

The Man (voice) / Angry Father (voice)

Daniel Francis

The Woman (voice)

Lola Brady O'Sullivan

Voice inside the Stall

David Webb

Mother (voice)

Lucy Davidson

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O the Grass Was Warm!

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