Honorius. Two Minutes of Sun (2015)

An elderly gentlemen struggles to raise himself from a roadside bench and sets off across the road, only to be stampeded by some children. He decides to abandon his plans to actually get anywhere, instead pushing his bench into the middle of the road before taking his seat again. Needless to day, the traffic isn't impressed but as he sits enjoying the last of the day's sunlight it's clear that he doesn't care. He is already somewhere else, even if his body is enjoying the sunshine. There are some cleverly contrasting styles of animation presented here, solely in monochrome but still managing to convey the powerful effect of one lone sunbeam onto a face that bore a striking resemblance to Mahatma Gandhi. It's accompanied by a score that sounded like "Für Elise" was also trying to make an appearances and I felt it rather succinctly epitomised the simplicity of an old man's desires as he neared the end of his life.