Oh, Possum! Is an animated short story about Ellsworth and Switch, two brothers who can’t stop bickering, even when facing dangerous situations.
When a real-life opossum is startled, it can go into deep shock; this is typically referred to as ‘playing dead.’ (There are countless videos on the internet of these weird little creatures playing dead, so if you need to see for yourself, a quick Google search will do.) No one really knows what happens in the mind of an opossum during these stressful times, but animator Justin Hilden has an idea. He lays it all out in his animated short, Oh, Possum!
Oh! Possum! was made several years ago and asked, “What really happens when possums play dead?” Hilden decided to share his vision through the eyes of two particular animated characters: Ellsworth and Switch. These two brothers couldn’t be more different. But it’s their differences that make them compelling characters to watch.
Find out what happens in the secret world of opossums by watching Oh, Possum!:
