Just as it was great to go into Gravity knowing as little as possible, I think there’s really no need to describe what you’ll see in Jonás Cuarón’s short film Aningaaq that serves as a companion piece to the sensational film he and his father created. Stop reading and just watch it. Alright alright, there’s this tease from himself:
“It’s this moment where the audience and the character get this hope that Ryan is finally going to be OK. Then you realize that everything gets lost in translation.”
The short tells a story so poignant and forlorn on its own, Warner Bros has submitted it for Oscar consideration as Best Live Action Short. I say ‘apparently’ because I’m posting it before watching it. That’s how confident I am that we’ll love it. (Thanks, Rob Y)