Watch this now: The Passenger
The Passenger is the result of about six years spent in a bedroom with a computer. Australian animator Chris Jones began the project back in 1998 as a proposed showreel piece, but then escalated into a full seven minute short film.
The film premiered and won Best Animation at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, ahead of 38 other selected shorts including the 2007 Oscar winner. It was subsequently selected to accompany the Oscar nominated shorts in a theatrical tour of the USA, and has screened at a number of international film festivals including the Melbourne International Animation Festival, where it was awarded Best Australian Film.
And now it is available to watch. There is a DVD which includes a stack of special features, or you can check out the much lower resolution YouTube version.
The Passenger
Many thanks to Twitch for the heads up.