This 11-minute movie won the Academy Award for best animated short film. For only 11 minutes, it was a really moving film. An old man lives in a town submerged in water. He must continually add bricks to the top of his house to keep up with the rising water. When he swims down to a lower, submerged level of his house to retrieve his pipe, the memories associated with each level of house come back to him. There’s no narration or dialogue in this film, but the piano music conveys a sense of sadness and longing as the old man relives his life.
Rating: ****