The short animation tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing video games instead of discovering what’s waiting in front of his door. One day, his mum decides to do a little surprise to her son. And it will be harder to concentrate on his video game…
Frey’s short animation is based on the comic strip titled “Perfection” by the artist Fabio Coala, a comic also emotional. Originally published in 2012, this comic strip has been transformed into an award winning animated short film, also titled The Present, by Jacob Frey.
The Present, a kind and emotional narrative without words let us know so many things. It tells us what happened. Why it happens. It tells us a story. In this case, an emotional narrative that will touch students and teachers.
Students love to hear stories, watch, write or draw stories. This one is particularly special.
The positive attitude – joy – of the little dog, even when the boy keeps it away helps the boy to see himself as a ‘normal’ teen.
Exploring animations will help the students to develop great values, and create better storytelling.
„We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see imperfect person perfectly.“