What Doesn't Kill You, Comes Back

A princess is confronted by the void after an unlikely visit.

  • Declan McKenna
    Director
  • Declan McKenna
    Animation
  • Declan McKenna
    Set and Puppet Design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 6, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    15 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Declan McKenna

Declan McKenna is an animator from the San Francisco Bay Area, studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work frequently explores medium, method of creation, and the blending of the digital and physical world.

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Director Statement

What Doesn't Kill You, Comes Back explores how the return or sudden impact of a feeling, memory, or event can transform the state that one exists in, through the symbols of a princess and a bird.