Paul Cichon asked himself why everyday objects actually always break after a seemingly fixed period of time. In his diploma project he found an answer and created the colorful and very funny 2D animation Opossum.

A mousetrap snaps shut. A dusty town square awakens. A group of men debates how to kill the animal in the little box – each trying to outdo the others’ increasingly sadistic fantasies. Until a stranger suggests letting the creature loose...