Project Detail

The Day After The Party

Synopsis

An anxious young girl makes her way through Brixton market. Memory and fantasy slowly weave themselves into the chaotic street scene, engulfing her into a sinister world of talking fish, weeping sunflowers and a suspiciously haunting grin.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 52 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Diyala Muir
Producer
Royal College of Art
Editor
Diyala Muir
Screenwriter
Diyala Muir
Production Designer
Diyala Muir
Sound
Doug Haywood
Composer
Yusef Sayigh
Principal cast
Olga Makarchuk, Ian Gabb

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Royal College of Art, Animation

Jane Colling
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
animation @rca.ac.uk

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