Brent Forrest’s short film played to rave reviews at the March 2017 ANIMATION Short Film Festival.

 Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Brent Forrest: I want to get hired at Pixar.​

From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?

How would you describe your short film in two words!?

​Next Better.​

What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?

​Working evenings and weekends while holding down an unforgiving tokyo day job and raising my daughter.​

What were your initial reactions when watching the Toronto audience talking about your film in the feedback video?

​Happy, then gassy​

I woke up and saw this email in my inbox first thing in the morning, so that was a nice treat to watch and start the day. My only comment is that I was hoping to hear…