Retirement Plan (Animation)
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Director: John Kelly
Producer: Julie Murnaghan,Andrew Freedman
Screenwriter: Tara Lawall,John Kelly
Composer: John Carroll Kirby
Key Cast: Domhnall Gleeson
In the comical throes of middle age, a man voiced by Domhnall Gleeson fantasises about all the things he’ll do once he retires.
From replying to every flagged email to cleaning out his cupboards and learning the names of trees, Ray has an ambitious to-do checklist for his retirement. Mixing deadpan humour with unexpected melancholy, this SXSW Animated Shorts Competition Grand Jury Award winner will resonate with anyone who’s ever dreamed of a more fulfilling life.