Nothing ever happened (2009)

An experimental animation that illustrates a surreal internal landscape occupied by child creatures and animal imagery. A child goes off to school and must reevaluate everything they have known. Fish, dogs, cats & birds interact with fish tanks, living room furniture, poppies, school busses and the first artificial heart technology. They morph and combine with one another, changing masks and creating new creatures in the strangely internalized and claustrophobic environment that they inhabit. Relationships between the objects, animals and sound create a commentary on seeing and invisibility as experienced by the body. The menacing feeling of animalistic predators and prey seeps into every scene, as odd sexual metaphors manifest with alien-like qualities. Everything points against one of the narrative claims that, “Nothing ever happened.”

Director: Jess MacCormack
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 9 min
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Original Language: en
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What is Nothing ever happened about?
An experimental animation that illustrates a surreal internal landscape occupied by child creatures and animal imagery. A child goes off to school and must reevaluate everything they have known. Fish, dogs, cats & birds interact with fish tanks, living room furniture, poppies, school busses and the first artificial heart technology. They morph and combine with one another, changing masks and creating new creatures in the strangely internalized and claustrophobic environment that they inhabit. Relationships between the objects, animals and sound create a commentary on seeing and invisibility as experienced by the body. The menacing feeling of animalistic predators and prey seeps into every scene, as odd sexual metaphors manifest with alien-like qualities. Everything points against one of the narrative claims that, “Nothing ever happened.”
Who directed Nothing ever happened?
Nothing ever happened was directed by Jess MacCormack.
Who stars in Nothing ever happened?
Nothing ever happened stars Jess MacCormack, Jordan Arseneault, Nathan Spencer-Cross.
How long is Nothing ever happened?
Nothing ever happened has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
What genre is Nothing ever happened?
Nothing ever happened is a Animation film.