Project Detail

The Consolation of Children

Name: The Consolation of Children
Director: Patrick Cunningham
Released: 2009
Duration: 11 mins 36 secs

Synopsis

In the wake of his death, the two survivors of English ventriloquist, Arthur Worsley (1920-2001) incorporate his dummy into their daily lives as a surrogate family member. Loveable, terrifying, covered in goat skin, the puppet 'Charlie Brown' develops deeper and deeper meaning for Arthur's elderly widow and his adult son Michael as both grow older in the declining resort town of Blackpool. A minature portrait of a remarkable family never before captured on film.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 11 mins 36 secs
Format: 16mm Col.
Director: Patrick Cunningham
Producer: The London Film School
Co-Producer: The London Film School
Editor: Giacomo Cimini
Director of Photography: Yi-Wen Yeh
Sound: Giacomo Cimini
Principal cast: Michael Worsley, Audrey Worsley and archive footage provided courtesy of SOFA Entertainment and the Ed Sullivan Estate