""Retirement Plan," directed by John Kelly and co-written by Kelly and Tara Lawall, rests on a straightforward structure-a man's list of ambitions for life after he stops working. And yet, in the film's seven minutes, that list, narrated by the actor Domhnall Gleeson, takes viewers on a journey, humorously illustrating necessary tasks, aspirational hobbies-hiking, bird-watching, yoga-and life-enriching activities for which he imagines he'll finally have time."
"In addition to The New Yorker's nominated films, four additional films released by the magazine-" Extremist," " Rovina's Choice," " Cashing Out, and " Last Days on Lake Trinity"-had been short-listed by the Academy for this year's awards. The nominees hope to match the Oscar victory at last year's ceremony by The New Yorker's " I'm Not a Robot," a dark comedy about technology that claimed the prize for Best Live Action Short."
Retirement Plan presents a man's postwork ambitions as a concise, narrated to-do list across seven minutes, blending humor with everyday and aspirational activities such as hiking, bird-watching and yoga. Domhnall Gleeson's narration guides the sequence of necessary tasks and life-enriching pursuits that the protagonist imagines finally having time for. Viewer reactions have included strong emotional responses and reports of personal reevaluation. The New Yorker released several other shorts that were shortlisted or nominated this year, bringing the magazine's total Academy Award nominations to twenty-one with two past wins, and offering its short-film library online.
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