Afterlife

Afterlife

1978 · 7 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation

This animated short film attempts to answer the eternal questions, What is dying? and How does it feel? Based on recent studies, case histories and some of the ancient myths, the afterlife state is portrayed as an awesome but methodical working-out of all the individual's past experiences. Film without words.

Directed by Ishu Patel

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