Garden Party
Release date: 2017-01-28
Votes: 92
Genres: Animation, Comedy
In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
Reviews
Devon Powell
I first saw this cute short film at Siggraph 2017 in Los Angeles. I enjoyed the film but found the ending to be a bit jarring and unnecessary. That said I would still recommend watching this film as the art direction and graphics fidelity are top notch.
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