Project Detail

Middle Watch

Synopsis

Haunted and scarred by conflict and loss, a sailor must come to terms with the trauma of war and the mysteries of the deep, as he endures another shift in the small hours of the night on the Middle Watch.
BAFTA Film Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins 43 secs
Format
hand drawn digital animation
Director
John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden
Producer
Giles Healy
Executive Producer
Ondrej Beránek, Jonathan Carr, Derek Hayes, Andy Joule, Chris Morris, Kathy Nicholls, Stephen Partridge, John Stevenson
Editor
Izzy Wroth
Screenwriter
John Stevenson
Production Designer
Aiesha Penwarden
Sound
Sound Square
Composer
Clarinet Factory
Principal cast
Boris Hiestand
Director of Animation
Rob Strachan
Production Manager
Dimana Bratanova

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Big Squid Ink Ltd

Giles Healy
Woodball
Wood
Devon
EX20 2LS

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