Ryan: Oscar®-winning animated short

 Animated Documentary:  Ryan 

Now this ones a few years old, but as I was scouring the YouTube archives, I come across it and was hooked in the first 30 seconds.

The CGI might be a bit dated but the interview by Chis Landreth is an enthralling look into the life of the influential animator Ryan Larkin and his downward slide into alcoholism, drug abuse and homelessness, a slide it seems, that was caused by the very industry he was part of, ripping him off and leaving him out to dry.

The very stylised CGI shows the viewer graphically the mental scars Ryan, Chris and the peripheral characters (there for ride but not really much else) carry. If only it were that easy to see someones emotional scars that easily in real life... mental health issues might be more easily understood, diagnosed and  treated.

This Oscar award winning animated short is definitely worth 14 minutes of your time!