HELIUM - ANDERS WALTER (2013)
Helium by Anders Walter won the Best Short Film Oscar in 2014, proving that your chances of Oscar success are significantly improved if you have a dying child in your film. Regardless of this exploitation, it is a touching and beautifully made short film about a terminally ill boy, Alfred, who is not particularly enamoured with the prospect of Heaven. The new janitor invents an alternative place called Helium, which is more to Alfred's liking, and forms a relationship with the boy. Danish filmmaker Anders Walter went on to make the feature film I Kill Giants starring Zoe Saldana (Star Trek, Avatar). If you like Helium by Anders Walter be sure to rate it and share it.