On his long journey, intergalactic space trucker Eugene occupies himself with mail-ordering various useless gadgets to support his lazy lifestyle. When his merchandise is attacked by a nasty disease, his little robot Han-D can no longer handle the workload. The new high-tech robot saves the merchandise at first, but when it starts taking its job too seriously, Eugene's laziness and belief in technology turn against him.Lost Cargo, a digital shot stop-motion film, is the debut film of Belgian directors Pieter Engels and Efim Perlis. This Dutch - Belgian co-production between il Luster Productions and S.O.I.L sets the standard for digitallly shot stop-motion films. Together with Dutch based animation studio PEDRI Animation they produced not only a funny short film, but also a technically superb piece of art.This film is coproduced in association with the RNTV, who also distributes the film.

Op zijn lange reis houd "space trucker" Eugene zich bezig met het bestellen van verschillende nutteloze gadgets om zijn luie levenstijl te veraangenamen. Wanneer zijn vracht ziekteverschijnselen begint te tonen, kan zijn kleine robot Han-D de werkdruk niet meer aan. De nieuwe high-tech robot, lijkt in eerste instantie de vracht te redden, maar wanneer deze zijn taak te serieus neemt, keren Eugenes luiheid en zijn geloof in de technologie zich tegen hem.

Awards:
- Anima Festival Brussels 2006 - CANVAS award