Project Detail

Chickens

Synopsis

The friend zone... We have all been there! Wondering if that glance from your crush meant something and if you will ever muster the courage to do something about it?
Meet Adam and Emma with their cute, but unavoidable, problem. Brought to life through the illustrations of Meng-Chia Lai.

Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 4 mins 4 secs
Format: HD
Director: George Wu
Producer: Greet Kallikorm
Executive Producer: Chris O’Reilly, Charlotte Bavasso
Editor: George Wu
Screenwriter: George Wu
Production Designer: Meng-Chia Lai
Sound: Brains and Hunch
Composer: Athos Tsiopani
Principal cast: Anne Harild
2D Animators: Maki Yoshikuro, Andrew Clarke, Jamie Hobbs, Ivyy Chen, Krisi Zhupali
Compositing: Aled Matthews

Genre

Woman Director Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Nexus Studios

25 Chart Street
London
N1 6FA

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