Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.

I don’t think Spike Jonze specifically intended this short film to be for Halloween, but it’s just perfectly timed and themed. He and purse-designer Olympia Le-Tan collaborated on this felt-fabric stop-motion animation short, called Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side). It’s about a beautiful woman and the skeleton she falls in love with. It’s funny and then sad and then hilarious.
Just whatever you do…make sure you watch it through the end credits ; )

I’m already struggling with the usual post-unproductive-weekend Monday stress x brain-drain….but this genius moment totally picked-me-up. Don’t you wish you could make small things this great? My cousins actually saw this screened at the IFC movie theater earlier this year. (Props to one of my favorite fashion x art sites, Nowness)

(recently, my sister pointed out a great old Spike Jonze Ikea ad that I somehow missed. Same awesome odd wistful attitude. I’ll post it after the jump)

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