Geri's Game [1997]: Academy

In an empty autumn park, an elderly man plays a fiercely competitive game of chess against himself, switching sides and personalities with every move.

Pixar's Oscar-winning gem: one elderly man, one chessboard and a gloriously cutthroat match against himself.

Geri's Game is a five-minute animated short film made by Pixar in 1997, written and directed by Jan Pinkava.

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