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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

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Nexus Studios

25 Chart Street
London
N1 6FA

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