Project Detail

The Key

Synopsis

When the residents awake to find the key missing to the Town gate frustration soon sets in. Only this key is happy to be lost and keen to show some things should not be found.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
Animation
Director
Kim Noce & Shaun Clark
Producer
kim Noce & Shaun Clark
Editor
Benjamin Gerstein
Screenwriter
Tom Hill
Sound
David Pringle
Composer
Alex Harwood
Principal cast
Paul Mundell, Dylan Cousins

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

hello@mewlab.com

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