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Flower Found!

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A case of mistaken identity has seriously unpleasant consequences in this unsettling arboreal tale that might or might not be a parable of our times. When a special flower unaccountably goes missing, an ever-growing group of animals sets off in pursuit of the purloined bloom, but, as is often the case, the best intentions lead only to unforeseen catastrophe.


Story, design, direction and animation by Jorn Leeuwerink (http://aapje.net)

Music by Bryan Teoh (https://bryanteoh.com)

Backgrounds by Myra Emmen Riedel (https://myra.emmenriedel.nl)

Distribution by Ron Diamond (https://animationshowofshows.com)

Special thanks to Roelof van den Bergh, Egbert de Ruiter, Sijbren Schenkels

Made at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht in 2017


Official Short of the Week premiere! https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/06/16/flower-found/


Winner of 16 international awards and selected at over 66 festivals!

Flower Found! has screened at Cannes, Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Hiroshima, ITFS, OIAF among many others. It has also been part of the 20th Animation Show of Shows and received acclaim from The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter.


See all the awards, selections and reviews at http://aapje.net/flowerfound/

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The mouse was in the forest.
The mouse sees a flower.
The mouse is happy with the flower.
The mouse goes home to get a watering can.
The mouse sees that the flower has disappeared.
The mouse is crying.
The bird goes to the mouse and asks “what is happening?”
The mouse says "The flower is gone!"
The bird is furious and goes in search of the mouse flower.
The bird asks everyone in the forest and no one knows.
But the ladybug responds to the bird and leads everyone to a chicken.
Everyone goes to the chicken (who looked like the flower), but the mouse says no and no one listens to him.
Everyone killed the chicken.
The chicken's head was given to the mouse.
Everyone is happy except the mouse.
The mouse is alone.

Jesus Christ.

Wow! This is an amazing animation with an incredible story. It's sad that the chicken died eventually (I thought that the mice may be able to convince the other critters that they are wrong).

I do wonder if a flower will bloom from his grave.

intense. real vision here, I appreciate its actualization. must have taken so much work. I loved the way the mouse's tail's movements while looking for the flower

Oh wow I didn't think they would chop his head off on screen but this is Newgrounds I guess.

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Uploaded
Jun 16, 2023
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