Cartoon Sunday: Noella Borie's The Face Shop

How's it going lurkers? Because we were celebrating my grandmother's 77th birthday at Red Lobster for lunch yesterday, I published Song Saturday 2 days ago. 

Hopefully, MORE people remembered to thank veterans for their services, while celebrating Veterans Day.

Aside from celebrating my grandmother's birthday on Veterans Day yesterday, it's Cartoon Sunday. This animated short I'm sharing with you today was a short I meant to share last Sunday. 

"The Face Shop" is a Dark Comedy Animated Short created by Noella Borie. Originally, "The Face Shop" was Borie's thesis film meant for children in May 2010. 

The short focuses on the 11-year-old protagonist, Neil, who has no face. The protagonist's monster friend, Manny takes him to a face shop to help Neil find himself a suitable face.

When I watched "The Face Shop" a few weeks ago, it reminded me of the 3D Stop-Motion Dark Fantasy Horror film, Coraline.

Coraline [2009] Fan Made Trailer (2014)

 

In case you have never watched Coraline, it was based on the Children's Dark Fantasy novella by Neil Gaiman; If you've never watched Coraline, I highly recommend doing so. You will see some of "The Face Shop's" similarities.

Even though Coraline and "The Face Shop" were meant for children, adults can be easily attracted to both. This is especially if you are a fellow Gothic Horror fan.

Not only did I notice that the illustrations for Noella Borie's "The Face Shop" looks similar to Coraline, but it also looks abstract enough to pass as a potential animated short for Adult Swim.

Don't believe me? Watch Borie's graphically disturbing yet abstract Dark Comedy Animated Short for yourself.

Noella Borie's "The Face Shop" (2010)