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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

Synopsis

A short film about teaching creativity by This Is It Collective.
Take:
A pinch of inspiration
A handful of joy
2 spoonfuls of courage
3/8 of a litre of desire
A splash of pride
3 heaped tablespoons of laughter
A kg of saltwater
A cup of going the distance
You’ll know when its ready…
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Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 24 secs
Format
HD
Director
Joseph Pelling, Rebecca Sloan
Producer
This Is It Collective
Editor
This Is It Collective
Screenwriter
Joseph Pelling, Rebecca Sloan
Director of Photography
Thomas Bolwell, Hugo Donkin
Production Designer
Rebecca Sloan, Joseph Pelling, Andy Baker
Sound
Andrew Kinnear
Composer
Joseph Pelling, Rebecca Sloan, Baker Terry

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Comedy

Categories

Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

This Is It Collective

Arch 39
Ermine Mews
Laburnum Street
London
E2 8BF
UK

Sales Company

This Is It Collective

Arch 39
Ermine Mews
Laburnum Street
London
E2 8BF
UK

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