This truly inspired stop motion work by Haley Morris is a visual metaphor for the progression of Alzheimer’s. This six minute story portrays an old man who’s struggling to keep hold of the objects he manages to fish out of the ominous ocean beneath him.
The technique seems outstandingly suited for the subject and is clear that Haley has witnessed the damaging effects of this terrible mental deterioration, you can tell when the creating force comes from the heart. That’s probably why it won a well deserved Best Animated Short award at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2009.