Since we
last saw the trailer for Moritz Mayerhofer's final thesis project Urs back in 2009, the animated short has been garnering attention across the world while picking several festival awards and was even on the short-list for the Oscar. With its festival rounds now long gone, its finally available online and you can see for yourself what all the hype is about. After completing the short, Mayerhofer plans to develop an European feature film. I reckon a promising future in animation awaits him.
Many years Urs looked after his aging mother. But now he sets out for a dangerous journey: He carries her up a mountain to find a better place for both of them. But his mother doesn't want to leave her home...
URS is a story about responsibility. How long can you bear an intolerable condition? Isn't it good to try to change things? But what about others. Can you really decide what's the best for someone else?
For production team information, artwork and downloadable press kit, go to the
official site. You'll find the full 10-minute short and four making-of videos embedded below.