Uri Lotan’s Black Slide is a beautiful and richly animated short film about a child coping with the death of a parent, but the jumps between past and present get a bit too jumbled within such a compressed timeframe. The film’s central theme about toughening up to face your fears is a disappointment in such a gorgeously crafted film – especially since it feels so psychologically inaccurate to what this child actually needs in the midst of his loss. However, the final moments are truly beautiful and lovely, a stunning visualization of moving through grief.