# Minecraft as Germany's Oscar Entry

> Germany's Oscar submission Everytime uses Minecraft to explore grief after a teen's death.
- Title: Minecraft as Germany's Oscar Entry · AV Club | Shortify
- Summary: Germany's Oscar submission Everytime uses Minecraft to explore grief after a teen's death.
- Keywords: everytime, minecraft, sandra wollner, germany, oscar entry, grief, digital artifacts, marienbad, AV Club
- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/everytime-sandra-wollner-german-oscar-entry-minecraft
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: everytime, minecraft, sandra wollner, germany, oscar entry, grief, digital artifacts, marienbad, entertainment, culture
## Everytime wins Cannes Un Certain Regard
Sandra Wollner's film Everytime won top prize in this year's Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
## Minecraft as Germany's Oscar entry
Germany's official Oscar entry uses Minecraft to explore grief after a teenager's death.
## Jessie's death triggers family grief
Jessie leaves her family and ex-boyfriend after a teen accident with only memories and digital artifacts.
## Melli and Lux play in Jessie's Minecraft world
Melli and Lux play in Jessie's Minecraft world a year after her death to relive her life.
## Minecraft glitch reflects afterlife
A Minecraft character falls through the environment into a glitchy empty space beneath the world.
## Minecraft blocks create real-world sun
Minecraft blocks form a sun that refuses to fully dip below the horizon in Tenerife.
## Digital grief threatens to persist
An emerging business model uses digital artifacts to prevent healthy acceptance of death.
## Key takeaway

Sandra Wollner's film Everytime uses Minecraft to show how digital artifacts persist after death.