Cornelius Joksch explores how obsessions can take over in his animated short Having released his first animation post-university, Joksch discusses personal style, and the joys and challenges of working solo 14/04/2021 9:08 am Berlin-based animator and illustrator Cornelius Joksch’s short Oh, Darling! is about “clumsy but loveable loner” Andy, who is obsessed with birds and can’t believe his luck when the most beautiful bird he’s ever seen lands on his windowsill. “Initially I had in mind to make this film about randomly experienced violence and what that does to how we perceive our environment afterwards. During the time I started working on early sketches, I was going through a break-up, which inevitably also found its way into my story writing attempts,” Joksch tells CR. “I guess the final result turned out to be a mix of those two topics – it became a short tale about accidentally destroying something through desperately wanting it.”