What a delightful little movie “Mime Your Manners” is! Less than four minutes long, the animated short has been both directed and written by Kate Namowicz and Skyler Porras.
The story follows an mean man who throws a tantrum when he bumps into a mime artist on the street. He is immediately punished for his arrogant behavior as he finds himself turned into a mime and trapped between invisible walls. The only way to break the curse is to become a better person. The story is a little like the age old classic “Beauty and the Beast”, but without the grand romance.
Bright, colorful, comedic, with a tinge of whimsy, the animation in “Mime Your Manners” is engaging and fun. The plot swiftly delivers Mark Twain’s message on anger – Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
You can watch the film on YouTube.
