Three girlfriends are checking their baggage. At an airport? Well, it looks like an airport, but things are not at all ordinary here. The people in line for inspection are warned to dispose of all bottles, but one woman has a bottle hidden deep inside that she'd honestly be better off without. We tend to cling to what is familiar, even when it holds us back. This wordless story seems scary, but in the end, what is exposed and discarded leaves the characters in a better place. I'm not going to reveal any more of the plot, but do read the signs and small print as you watch this.
Baggage is a stop-motion short written and directed by Lucy Davidson at The Aardman Animation Studio Academy. After a round of film festivals, which won this short some awards, the rest of us finally get to see it. -via Nag on the Lake
