Project Detail

The Shirley Temple

Synopsis

The boundaries between childhood and adulthood become blurry for a kid at his mother’s cocktail party. In this experimental-narrative short, characters, symbols and abstractions interchange to examine the relationships between children and adults, escapism and sexuality.

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Details

Year: 2013
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 9 min 40 secs
Format: HD digital file
Director: Daniela Sherer
Producer: Daniela Sherer
Sound: Joseph Tate
Composer: Duncan Thum
Animation: Daniela Sherer
Animation assistance: Annlin Chao

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7590 4512
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7590 4510

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www.rca.ac.uk/animation

Sales Company

Jane Colling

Festivals Coordinator
Animation Department
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7590 4512
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7590 4510

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