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"The Flying Sailor": A Seaman's Life Flashes Before His Eyes

Nominated for Best Animated Short Film. In a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbor, sending a passing sailor skyward as he contemplates the wonder and fragility of existence.

Released on 11/18/2022

Transcript

[calming music]

[water swishing]

[horn blows]

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[suspenseful music]

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[horn bellowing]

[match strikes]

[sailor exhales]

[shoe scuffing]

[loud explosion]

[high-pitched ringing]

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[music fades]

[intense music]

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[faint breathing]

[distant noises]