Project Detail

Shaved Monkey

Name: Shaved Monkey
Director: Thor Adam Goodall
Released: 2004
Duration: 1 min 30 secs

Synopsis

'Obey', the word flickers onto the monitor screen. The small shaved monkey works hard, pulls the lever. He does what he's told to do - and he receives his reward. An allegory of man's thankless task of working for nothing but shallow consumer products.

Details

Year: 2004
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 1 min 30 secs
Format: Beta SP
Director: Thor Adam Goodall
Producer: Thor Adam Goodall
Editor: Thor Adam Goodall
Screenwriter: Thor Adam Goodall
Director of Photography: Thor Adam Goodall
Sound: Thor Adam Goodall
Composer: Thor Adam Goodall

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Art of Darkness

2 The Haven
Newton Road
Castle Acre
King's Lynn
Norfolk PE32 2AZ
UK

T+44 (0)1760 755386

thor.goodall@btopenworld.com

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