The Present (2014)

Jake spends most of his time playing video games indoors until his mother decides to give him a present.

Director:

Jacob Frey

Writers:

Jacob Frey (screenplay by), Fabio Cavalcanti (based on a comic strip by) (as Fabio Coala)

Stars:

Quinn Nealy, Samantha Brown, Paul Bürger

23 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Quinn Nealy	...	Jacob (voice)
Samantha Brown	...	Jacob's Mother (voice) (as Sam Brown)
Paul Bürger	...	Jacob (voice)
Katrin von Chamier	...	Jacob's Mother (voice)

Storyline

The story of a boy who would rather spend his time indoors playing video games instead of discovering what's waiting outside the front door. One day his mother decides to get a little surprise for her son.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | game | boy | friendship | mother | 

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Taglines:

Every present isn't always a gift.

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This short went on to be nominated for 59 awards worldwide, and peaked Disney's interest to invite the directors to work on their animation companies.

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Goofs

Jake's Mom puts a box in front of Jake. When facing Jake, We see that from his perspective the left hand flap is over the right hand flap. On a change of Point of View (Jake's) We see that the right hand flap is over the left hand flap.

User Reviews

This one got me

I thought it was just your everyday pleasant short until the end. I burst into tears and it affected me a lot. Really impressive to achieve an emotional shift like that.

Details

Official Sites:

Facebookpage The artists's page

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Present

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

4 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9