# animate! › Films › 3 Ways to Go by Sarah Cox › synopses

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Discovery terms: 1990s animation, direct animation, hand-drawn animation, stop-motion animation, live action and animation, death, mortality, experimental short film, filmmaker, animation director

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**3 Ways to Go** a film by Sarah Cox

1997, 4 min 16 sec

### animate! synopsis

A trinity of dying, as hand exposure of film, drawing, live action and stop-motion conspire to probe the mystery of the final moments. Potent and disquieting as it seeks answers to the great question.

### short synopsis

**3 Ways to Go** presents three people approaching seperate, untimely deaths. A variety of techniques, such as hand-exposed film, drawing on film, conventional animation, and live-action are employed to extend the filmic experience of their imagined last moments.

**3 Ways to Go** film, stills and other materials © Sarah Cox 1997