The World, Naked as a Jaybird
by Tiina Treasure, University of Central Florida, 16 mm, 7 min and 36 seconds
The World, Naked as a Jaybird is a stop motion animated short which embraces absurdist black comedy to illustrate the destructive nature of humanity. The story revolves around Edith, a young girl who accidentally survives a massive atomic bombing. Left alone, with he entire world (literally) destroyed she goes on a journey to seek humanity comfor and a new home. Instead she finds melancholy, solace and several snails all going the opposite direction. Using the whimsy of collage-style animation to perpetrate an inherently dark subject matter The World, Naked as a Jaybird blends various genres to attempt to illustrate a fraction of the strength and darkness in all of us.