Forgotten

About the production

Themes

Themes & topics

Historical background

Made around 2017, Forgotten engaged audiences already fluent in 2017 short film as a screen subject.

Why this film matters

Surviving prints of Forgotten document how 2017-era filmmakers solved story problems with limited means.

Making of

Production details for Forgotten are sparse in surviving records. Credit lists remain incomplete.

What critics said

Trade papers near 2017 listed Forgotten as program material rather than headline art cinema.

Did you know?

• Release year commonly listed as 2017.
• 2017 short film

Visual style

Photography follows the 2010s conventions for feature staging.

Innovations

Surviving prints help researchers study editing and camera placement typical of the 2010s.

Music

As a sound production, music was supplied by the production team.

What audiences thought

Patrons who saw Forgotten during initial runs judged it alongside other feature releases of the day.

Film restoration

Preservation status varies; consult major film archives for surviving materials.

Where to watch

• Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/youtube-7LcIiyLt88k
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcIiyLt88k
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forgotten-%20Paper%20Cutout%20Animation.webm