Project Detail

A Little Death

Animation image of two characters (Death and Little Death) standing on a cliff.

Synopsis

Death’s patience is tested as his sweet and gentle apprentice appears incapable of the task, leading him to seek professional help from the most unlikely of places.
Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 23 sec
Director
Leto Meade, Jonathan Rockefeller
Producer
Michelle Brøndum, Jonathan Rockefeller
Editor
Giorgia Zarantonello
Screenwriter
Jonathan Rockefeller
Director of Photography
Jamie Touche
Sound
Miles Sullivan
Composer
Alastair McNamara
Principal cast
John Sparkes, Nami Annette Gillet
Other Lead Creative(s)
Sophie Bird, Jac Clinch, Christopher Lindsey-Hill
Story Artist
Sophie Bird
Lead Animator
Jac Clinch
Art Director
Christopher Lindsey-Hill
Animators
Richard Smithson, Qiao (Joe) Cheng, Sophie Bird
Lead Background Artist
Ilaria Di Sante
Background Artist
Isobel Stenhouse
Layout Artist
Lucy Ledsam
Character Design
Milda Kargaudaitė Trplan
Storyboard Artists
Jai Lawson, Fêt-Nat Bailly

Production Status

Production Company

Rockefeller Studios

Jonathan Rockefeller

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