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A bearded seaman awakes to find his boat trapped in sea ice and climbs out into a white world full of unfamiliar threats including falling trees and a polar bear. He is about to succumb to this hostile new environment when he spies a cabin promising heat and light.
Is that a metaphor for our current situation? Most certainly, since it’s the scenario of a three-and-a-half-minute animated short made during the pandemic and tied to the theme of light at the end of the tunnel.