Academy Award Winner Best Animated Short Film

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"Heavy pain exquisitely rendered."
—Kirkus Starred Review

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A moving experience for all those lost
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The character was moving on its own.

But Leo wasn’t controlling the character.

Leo’s thumb twitched. He could feel the phantom pull to press A . To jump. To save his brother from the lava, even if it was just a recording. But he didn’t. gamepad viewer

And Leo was still watching.

He sat cross-legged on the dusty carpet of his childhood bedroom. The Xbox controller in his hands was his late brother, Sam’s—the grips worn smooth, the left bumper slightly loose. Sam had died three years ago. A car accident. Routine. Boring. Unfair. The character was moving on its own

The on-screen character (Sam’s avatar, clad in diamond armor) stopped mining. It turned to face a chest. It opened the inventory. Leo watched as Sam’s ghost carefully rearranged items: bread, torches, a single rose.

Their gazes met in the middle of the tiny, pixelated screen. He could feel the phantom pull to press A

But tonight, Sam was still playing.

Exploring Grief and Loss Through Animation in ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ —Awards Daily

The sketch-style of Netflix's 'If Anything Happens I Love You' is rapturous —Mashable

Netflix delivers 2020's most devastating, heartwrenching 12-minutes of drama

This minor masterpiece is up there with the best of Pixar when it comes to eliciting emotion and delivering devastating drama.

A Couple Faces the Pain of Unspoken Grief in ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ —Animation World Network

Laura Dern on Gun Safety and How Netflix’s Animated ‘If Anything Happens I Love You’ Addresses Grief —Variety

Netflix’s ‘If Anything Happens, I Love You’ Is a Powerful Short That Feels Like a True Story, Even If It’s Not

It is easily one of the most powerful short films of the year

If Anything Happens I Love You is a perfect weaving together of artistry and purpose, meaning and mission. It's an animated masterpiece, so wondrously constructed that I dare not mention a flaw and it's a film that I want to watch again and again and again.

Laura Dern, Rashida Jones Join Forces for Powerful Gun Control Short

Could If Anything Happens I Love You provide similar hope to a nation torn apart by gun violence? If the attitude that night was any indication, McCormack and Govier earned a few new fighters.

Laura Dern Voices Support for Gun Violence Victims at If Anything Happens I Love You Screening

If Anything Happens I Love You came from McCormack's and Govier's desire to not only raise awareness for the fatal consequences of gun violence but also to shine a spotlight on the grief that victims' loved ones experience

Q&A with filmmaker Michael Govier

The character was moving on its own.

But Leo wasn’t controlling the character.

Leo’s thumb twitched. He could feel the phantom pull to press A . To jump. To save his brother from the lava, even if it was just a recording. But he didn’t.

And Leo was still watching.

He sat cross-legged on the dusty carpet of his childhood bedroom. The Xbox controller in his hands was his late brother, Sam’s—the grips worn smooth, the left bumper slightly loose. Sam had died three years ago. A car accident. Routine. Boring. Unfair.

The on-screen character (Sam’s avatar, clad in diamond armor) stopped mining. It turned to face a chest. It opened the inventory. Leo watched as Sam’s ghost carefully rearranged items: bread, torches, a single rose.

Their gazes met in the middle of the tiny, pixelated screen.

But tonight, Sam was still playing.