Based on a true story, EVERYBODY GOES TO THE HOSPITAL is a stop motion animated exploration of physical, psychological, and familial trauma, telling the tale of 4-year-old Little Mata (writer/director Tiffany Kimmel's mother) as she's taken to the hospital in late 1963 with appendicitis.

Nihil Declarandum is a creative company based in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Its mission is to create artist-driven works that tell uncomfortable truths, forgotten histories, and family secrets on a "need-to-tell" basis. Nihil & Friends designs and produces animated and live-action projects that are hand-crafted, emotional, and tactile.

Art is Life is Art is a quarterly variety show co-hosted by the Bob Baker Marionette Theater and Nihil & Friends in Highland Park, Los Angeles.

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