In one of his earliest short animation projects Co Hoedeman presents the little story of a curious child intrigued and impressed by a mysterious ball that, unlike the other balls of his collection, seems to have a life of its own whenever he tries to catch it and play with.

"Oddball" doesn't offer much except for the mystery of its setting and unusual drawings. The child isn't illustrated as human figure, it's more like a series of knots put together that give a human-like figure that lives in a strange dark universe where the colors from the balls make it seem that the kid has control over all of them except the living odball from the title, that one escapes from him, interacts in different movements that only attracts the kid's attention.

Its reflection on childhood relates to the fascination that new toys bring on kids that leave the old toys behind and get hooked by the latest present or the latest curious thing; the reflection on adults relates with growing up and getting involved in different things, different plays and whatever used to thrill at an early age no longer causes the same effect and the same emotion. It's cute but there isn't much going on. 6/10.

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