Filmmaker John Kelly On Creating The ‘Panic Attack’ Inspired Domhnall Gleeson Animated Short ‘Retirement Plan’; ‘I Was Prioritizing The Future At The Expense Of The Present’
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Writer-director John Kelly digs deep into latest Oscar-qualifying animated short film 'Retirement Plan'

In the animated short Retirement Plan, writer-director John Kelly and co-writer Tara Lawall have perfected the art of the multifaceted existential crisis.

The seven-minute short follows Ray (Domhnall Gleeson), a man of retirement age, as he ruminates on all the things he wants to do after he retires.

Retirement Plan has received both the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award at SXSW earlier this year. Additionally, Kelly took home the Best of Fest award from the Palm Springs International ShortFest and the Comedy Award from the Indy Shorts International Film Festival.