Project Detail

Slug Life

Synopsis

We follow a day in the life of Tanya, a curious woman who has developed a taste for non-human lovers. This time her bedroom experiments result in the creation of a beautiful giant slug. Has she finally found the formula for total perfection? If so, can such a thing survive in this gnarly world full of freaks and beefs?
Official Selection SXSW 2019 - Animated Shorts Competition
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Midnight Shorts - Nominated, Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 6 min 30 sec
Format: digital pro res
Director: Sophie Koko Gate
Producer: Sophie Koko Gate
Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac, Deborah Lee, Gillian Scothern
Editor: Sophie Koko Gate
Screenwriter: Sophie Koko Gate
Sound: Skillbard
Composer: Jonny Wildey; Theremin: Sveinbjorn Thoraensen; 'Marcy's Song': Skillbard
Principal cast: Voice Cast: Jeanette Bonds, Tom Scotcher, Vincent Oliver, Sophie Koko Gate
Animation: Sophie Koko Gate
Co-Animator: Anne-Lou Eramber
Animation Executive: Helen Brunsdon

Genre

Experimental Music Climate / Environment Woman Director Comedy Dance Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Sophie Koko Gate production with support of BBC, BFI and Wingspan Productions

Sophie Koko Gate

sophiekokogate@gmail.com

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