The Lump

A short, unpopular, unattractive man is miserable. He develops an inert but highly attractive growth (lump) on top of his head that resembles a Greek figure, more handsome than his real face. He masks his real face and pretends that this is his real head. By simply buttoning his shirt over his face, he changes his life! He becomes more well-known and liked, even so far as becoming president of his country. Something happens to him towards the end, and he is tried in court and gets the most ironic sentence possible: death by guillotine. He survives, but at the cost of the growth on his head -- thus his popularity. It's also revealed that his scalp and part of his skull were cut off in the process, and his brain is now exposed. A parody on the superficiality of those qualities that lead to popularity and power.

Unattractive Man

Nominee, Genie Award, Best Animated Short, 1992.
Gordon Bruce Award for Humour, Ottawa International Animation Festival, 1992.
Quebec-Alberta Award, Innovative cinema less than 60 minutes, with a cash prize of $1,250, Quebec-Alberta Prizes (Television-Cinema), Banff, Alberta, 1993.
Second Prize, Animated Short, 6 to 15 minutes, International Children's Film Festival, Chicago, 1993.
First Prize, Animation, with a cash prize of $200, Annual College and Independent Film and Video Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993.
Honorable Mention, Guidance and Values, Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival, Chicago, 1993.
Special Jury Award, Sociology, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1993.
Honorable Mention, Animation, BACA Film and Video Festival/The Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, New York, 1993.
Bronze Plaque Award, Arts and Culture/Humor and Satire, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 1992