Keep Your Hair On, Oliver

France2017animated12'Konkurs krótkometrażowy (2018)

Oliver, a 50-year-old chemist, is doing everything to hide his bald patch from his wife. But, one day, a cat pulls out the rest of his hair and the mysterious potion that is supposed to accelerate its growth causes unforeseen adverse effects. The avalanche of unfortunate events is unleashed and the victims may include not just the marriage but the cat, too. This endearing and funny animation conveys the message that one should not pretend to be someone they are not and one’s looks are not everything.

Awards
  • 2018 Short film competition
    The Award for the director of the best filmGolden Dragon
directed by
Armelle Mercat

French animated film director and illustrator. She was born in 1985 in Clermont-Ferrand. She studied at the Institute of Visual Arts (IAV, today ESAD) in Orleans. In 2010, she enrolled in the animation programme at La Poudrière. Her latest film, "Keep Your Hair On, Oliver" is a thematic and stylistic continuation of her diploma animation "Sacrebleu!" (2012).

script
Armelle Mercat
animated by
Armelle Mercat, Charlie Belin
cast
Olivier Deweer, Nathalie Chartier
music
Jean Poinsignon
sound
Lucia Palenzuela
editing
Catherine Aladenise
production
Marion Lacôte, Christophe Camoirano (Girelle Production)
Photo
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