Project Detail

15th February

A heart shape made of red petals on a pale background

Synopsis

From a poem by Peter Reading, symbol and sadism meet live-action and stop-motion in this tale of rejection and its aftermath. There’s even a credit for ‘hair knotting on heart‘.

Details

Year
1995
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min 35 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Tim Webb
Director of Photography
David Green, Colin Hawkins, David Pritchard
Sound
Colin Martin
Principal cast
Peter Reading
Other Lead Creative(s)
Tim Webb
Title of original material
15th February
Author
Peter Reading
Type of adapted source material
poem
Funding
Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award

Production Status

Production Company

Finetake Productions (animate!)

Contact: Finetake

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