If Anything Happens I Love You

If Anything Happens I Love You
Two parents embrace while remembering their daughter, who appears as a bright light in between their dark shadows above.
Promotional release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Will McCormack
  • Michael Govier
Produced by


Edited byPeter Ettinger
Music byLindsay Marcus
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

If Anything Happens I Love You is an American 2D animated short film written and directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier. Its story follows two grieving parents as they struggle to confront the death of their daughter, who was killed in a school shooting. From Gilbert Films and Oh Good Productions, the film was released on Netflix on November 20, 2020.

The initial idea for the film came from a meeting between McCormack and Govier at Griffith Park. The pair later wrote the script for the film throughout an entire year, with production beginning in 2018 and Youngran Nho serving as animating director. Using the short film Father and Daughter as inspiration and working closely with Everytown for Gun Safety, production concluded in February 2020.

If Anything Happens I Love You was revealed on March 4, 2020, during a private screening at the United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, where it was presented by Jayme Lemons, Chelsea Handler, Phil Johnston, Mary McCormack, Rashida Jones, and executive producer Laura Dern. Following its release on Netflix, the short was met with critical acclaim; at the 93rd Academy Awards, it received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.


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