Borscht

Yearbook

2014
Bernardo Britto

A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the planet blows up.

Bernardo Britto created this film for Borscht 9.

PRESS

"It’s a travesty that this one didn’t make it onto the Oscar’s short list…. [F]raught with socio-political significance, [Yearbook is] also incredibly emotional and leaves any viewer frustrated with the hopelessness of life with surprising inspiration." Indiewire

"[A] devastatingly emotional, socio-politically steeped love story…. It’s a highly intelligent allegory, characteristic of Britto’s style" - Filmmaker Magazine

"Written and directed by Bernardo Britto. Screened at over 40 film festivals, and winner of the short film jury prize for animation at Sundance, 2014." Cartoon Brew

"It’s also a tragic, yet moving depiction of a classic man at work/wife at home trope, as well as an earnestly hand made animated short that calls on the tonality of Chris Ware’s hyper stylized tragicomic work and reaches far beyond its formative stricture to something of simple cinematic greatness." Ion Cinema

"Although comical, Yearbook has a deep heart, questioning what we value as noteworthy. The story centres around a man who is asked to compile a yearbook for man's time on planet Earth. He is given seventeen years in which to create this document as this is how long it will take an alien missile to reach and destroy us. However, he has a finite amount of space and soon discovers he is having to slim down entries or completely omit people, including Kat Stevens. But what makes someone important? What about the billions of people living everyday lives? Are they not just as important to their families?" Films Short

"Yearbook is a wonderful animated short film, created by director Bernardo Britto, about a man hired to write the definitive history of human existence before the planet is hit by an alien missile in 17 years. Yearbook won the Short Film Jury Award for the Animation category at Sundance Film Festival 2014." Laughing Squid

"The Best 2015 Short Films You Can Watch Online" Vice

"Just in time for the end of the year is a film perfect for the occasion. Yearbook also deals with an ending, but of a decidedly more dire kind than a number flipping over on the calendar. Director Bernardo Britto contemplates the ending of the world." Short of the Week

GIFS

PREMIERE

Sundance Film Festival, 2014

SCREENINGS

Sundance Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Short Jury Prize for Animation)
Sundance London Film Festival, 2014
Sydney Film Festival, 2014
SXSW Film Festival, 2014
Athens Film Festival, 2014
Glasgow Short Film Festival, 2014
Gasparilla Film Festival, 2015
Sydney Underground Film Festival, 2014
Rooftop Films Summer Screening Series, 2015
Milano Film Festival, 2014
Cineglobe Film Festival, 2015
Eastern Oregon Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Short Film)
Ashland Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Short Film)
Florida Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Animated Short Film)
Indie Lisboa Film Festival, 2014
Treefort Film Festival, 2014
Sarasota Film Festival, 2014
Dallas Film Festival, 2014
Maryland Film Festival, 2014
Fort Myers Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Short Short Film)
Indie Grits Film Festival, 2014
(Honorable Mention, Best Short)
Rincon Film Festival, 2014
Aspen Shortsfest, 2014
Nashville Film Festival, 2014
(Honorable Mention, Best Animated Short)
Flatpack Film Festival, 2014
Rainier Independent Film Festival, 2014
Filmatic Alt.Pictureshow, 2014
Claremont Film Festival, 2014
Wiz-Art Film Festival, 2014
Leiden Film Festival, 2014
Chicago Critic's Film Festival, 2014
Little Rock Film Festival, 2014
Tabor Film Festival, 2014
Los Angeles Film Festival, 2014
Seattle Film Festival, 2014
Champs Elysee Film Festival, 2014
Nantucket Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Short Film)
(Winner, Best Short Screenplay)
Palm Springs Film Festival, 2014
Animation Block Party, 2014
Anima Mundi Film Festival, 2014
Southside Film Festival, 2014
iShorts Film Festival, 2014
Rockland Museum Shorts, 2014
Nevada City Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Animated Short)
DC Shorts Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Outstanding Animated Short)
Calgary Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Audience Award)
Tacoma Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Film)
AFI Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Jury Award Animated Short)
Heartland Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Narrative Short Festival Award)
Chicago International Film Festival, 2014
Hamptons Film Festival, 2014
New Orleans Film Festival, 2014
Milwaukee Film Festival, 2014
Philadelphia Film Festival, 2014
Port Townsend Film Festival, 2014
(Winner, Best Short Narrative Audience)
(Winner, Jury Mention Animation)
Williamstown Film Festival, 2014
Shorts Up Film Festival, 2014
Traverse City Film Festival, 2014
Sidewalk Film Festival, 2014
Hardacre Film Festival, 2014
Starz Denver Film Festival, 2014
Key West Film Festival, 2014
Big Cartoon Film Festival, 2014
Tall Grass Film Festival, 2014
Sunderland Film Festival, 2014
Cleveland Film Festival, 2014