''I Am Here'' is a Canadian short animated film, directed by

Eoin Duffy Eoin Duffy (1983, Tullow Ireland) is an Irish director of animation now living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Eoin has created a body of independent work that has gone on to secure multiple accolades including three Oscar a ...

and released in 2016."Q&A: Eoin Duffy on his new animated short film"
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'', September 30, 2016. The film relates the tale of an intrepid explorer (voiced by

Nicholas Campbell Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor and filmmaker, who won three Gemini Awards for acting. He is known for such films as ''Naked Lunch'', ''Prozac Nation'', ''New Waterford Girl'' and the telev ...

) who has travelled the universe in search of ultimate meaning, only to discover that what he was looking for never really existed."CB Fest Premiere: ‘I Am Here’ by Eoin Duffy"
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'', November 5, 2017. The film was a

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nominee for

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at the

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* * 2016 films 2016 animated short films National Film Board of Canada animated short films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian animated films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub