Overview

• The nine-minute hand-drawn film visualizes a town overtaken by toxic clouds to highlight modern negativity.
• Zellweger called the project a “passion project” that came together “kind of as a fluke” during breaks from Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
• After seven years of development, the short premieres at the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival, which runs Aug. 14–20.
• Collaborating with animators and producers taught Zellweger technical directing skills she hadn’t studied despite 30 years of acting.
• She says she’s already planning a mixed animation–live-action follow-up and is hoping author Helen Fielding will supply new material for another Bridget Jones film.