LUCKY BRAVE’S SUNSHINE (2023)

LUCKY BRAVE’S SUNSHINE (2023) displays boundless imagination while also hitting some surprising emotional beats. It was co-written and co-directed by Joseph Game (aka Chogrin) and Andres Aguilar (aka Ichi), and animated in Ecuador by Matte CG & Inti Fx, and produced by Jorge R. Gutierrez. The plot summary is as follows:

A coming of age space western of a boy named Lucky, who must go on a quest to save his sick grandmother, but at what cost?

The animated short not only looks utterly unique but its wordless storytelling is simple without being simplistic or basic, and it ends up truly creating a world and filling that world with powerful feelings. You’ll be surprised by the action, emotions, and outcome of the short.