"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]
[bright music]
[suspenseful music]
[bright music]
[music slows]
[horn bellowing]
[match strikes]
[sailor exhales]
[shoe scuffing]
[loud explosion]
[high-pitched ringing]
[calming music]
[music continues]
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[music fades]
[intense music]
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[faint breathing]
[distant noises]
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