Project Detail

The Penguin Who Couldn't Swim

Synopsis

THE PENGUIN WHO COULDN'T SWIM is an animation about disability – in fact it is about a disabled Penguin. A Penguin who lives on a rocky island in the southern seas where she feels isolated from the rest of her colony.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Family Strand

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 32 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Tom Rourke
Producer
Tom Wallace
Executive Producer
Helen Brunsdon, Gillian Scothern, Deborah Lee, Emma Cahusac
Editor
Tom Rourke
Screenwriter
Tom Rourke, Tom Wallace
Sound
Tom Lowe
Composer
Alice Morgan
Principal cast
Adam McNicol
Animators
Nathan Brenville, Anna Garcia

Production Status

Production Company

Wingspan Productions

5 Spectrum House
32-34 Gordon House Road
London
NW5 1LP

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