September 5, 1665, London. The plague rages, and the foul stench of rotting corpses permeates the air. The gloomy, oppressive sky feels suffocating. The periwig-maker sits coldly at his table, having locked himself inside his shop. He opens his diary and meticulously records everything happening around him. Outside the window, the red-haired girl’s mother has just passed away. Her body, treated like worthless straw, is haphazardly wrapped up and tossed into a cart by corpse collectors. The red-haired girl struggles desperately, clinging to her mother’s body until it gradually disappears into the distance. The periwig-maker continues to watch everything indifferently. Suddenly, the red-haired girl appears before him, like a corpse that has lost its soul. When the periwig-maker wakes from his sleep, he realizes this was no dream—she has truly died. The periwig-maker goes to the burial pit in search of the red-haired girl. The next day, his face ashen, he dons the girl’s red hair and lies quietly in bed, awaiting the arrival of death. This film was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001 and for Best Animated Short Film at the 53rd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in 2000.