An exploration into the human endeavour of maintaining positive perspectives within a negative occurrence and the decision someone must take to “brace the storm” in spite of negative setbacks and adversaries. 

Meliora is an animated short proposing that there is beauty and something positive to be gained from the experience of difficult circumstances.  

During the course of our lives, we are often confronted with obstacles that we must overcome. The experience can be negative, however, it shows, through this adversary, important lessons can be learned through these moments. A stable life can be so easily and quickly replaced by a turbulent upheaval. Yet this is a part of everyday life. However it’s the decision of the individual to face the storm, in the pursuit of bettering oneself and one’s circumstances that an individual must decide to make. It’s just a matter of perspective. This feeling is an experience that is so commonplace, as a universal experience which is oftentimes easily overlooked. Meliora shows that experience is something we all go through and should discuss more commonly.  

 Through the use of an androgynous character, who is neither male or female, greater emphasis can be placed on the universality of this phenomenon and how it can be seen as applicable to everyone.