Project Detail

Mirrormask

Synopsis

MirrorMask is the story of Helena, who juggles and sells popcorn at her family’s circus. After quarrelling with her parents over her longing to run away and join real life, her mother falls ill, and Helena is convinced it’s all her fault. One night, without warning, she finds herself drawn into a fantastical world far beyond wonder; a world where all the windows reveal her own room now occupied by an angry, badly behaved version of herself.

Things in Helena’s new world are not going well at all. The White Queen has fallen into an unbreakable slumber, and the Black Queen’s shadows are spreading over the land, destroying the balance between light and dark.  And so Helena embarks on a desperate quest to win back her real life while rescuing a realm from the devouring forces of chaos.

For all who believe in the glorious reality of dreams, for everyone who longs to ride their imagination to miraculous places, the window is now wide open.  Experience the world anew through MirrorMask.

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Features
Running time
101 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Dave McKean
Producer
Martin G. Baker, Lisa Henson, Michael Polis
Editor
Nicolas Gaster
Screenwriter
Neil Gaiman
Director of Photography
Antony Shearn
Composer
Iain Ballamy
Principal cast
Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Gina McKee

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The Jim Henson Company

1416 N La Brea Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
USA

T +1 323 802 1500

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