Projects in categories: Animation

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A telephone rings three times in the dead of the night. A man called Peter Stillman is looking to hire a private detective, Paul Auster of the Auster Detective Agency, someone Daniel Quinn is not. Based on Paul Auster's critically acclaimed novel, 'City of Glass' this VR experience puts the user directly into the deeply emotional and disorientating story of Daniel Quinn, a reclusive crime writer who unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a real-life thriller of his own. The gripping, 4 minute experience combines hand-drawn animation and cutting edge technology to distort the line between reality and action, placing audiences at the centre of this narrative as the strange and haunting story unfolds. In a story about identity, 'My Name is Peter Stillman' makes us question who we really are in this fragile world.

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In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her friend. BAFTA Film Awards 2018 - Winner - Best Short Animation

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Following the fun-loving Kerri as she spends the weekend with her sister's family. When tensions begin to flare, technology provides easy respite. But, when Kerri's gaze shifts from the screen, she discovers a deeper kind of connection.

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On the long journey home, a fisherman comes upon the wreckage of a ship and rescues a small boy that he finds asleep in a barrel. As a mysterious storm descends, he senses the arrival of a sinister presence.

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Drawn in red wax pencil and charcoal, following the conflict between John and the bothersome beetles that show up everywhere. Eventually John decides he needs to get rid of the pests, but it isn't easy with the medication he's on.

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A short, animated film about the interior of an 'iceberg' home (a home where the sub-ground levels are larger than the house above). The iceberg home in question was not developed due to hundreds of objections from surrounding neighbours in Knightsbridge, West London. CONSTRUCTION LINES shows this iceberg home rendered as a 3D model, using the original architectural plans and the software ‘Sketchup’. The narrative of the film, the model of the home, and the scenes played out within it, are informed by the objections filed against the planning application, as well as online articles speculating about the lives and lifestyles of the super-rich. Official Selection at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2017 - World premiere Official Selection Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2018 - Deframed Competition - International premiere

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Acclaimed visual artist Jon Rafman presents a nightmare vision of a disturbing a computer-generated world. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Cult Strand

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A looping GIF has an existential crisis. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand

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Original footage was taken from the internet, reprocessed into vertical stripes with three frame blocks of positive black & white alternating with high contrast negative. These dance spotlights were part of the International Lindy Hop Competition held in Washington, D.C in 2013.

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A boy meets girl story. With much less meeting. Joe Connoly's life takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious note arrives on his desk in school.

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A classic tale of friendship and belonging, narrated by Storytelling Laureate Taffy Thomas. The Hunchback has no friends in the village, but his friends are the animals of the forest. When he disappears, it's up to them to save him. They will need help — and perhaps even some magic!

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Bitten by a turtle in his childhood, a man remembers the effect that the scar has had on his love life. Following its protagonist's fragmented recollections through childhood, youth and old age, The Turtle Terminator conjures up a lifetime of romantic mishaps through unreliable memories, youthful enthusiasm and unbearable heartbreak.