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The Wickywock and the JubJub Berry

The Wickywock and the JubJub Berry

Synopsis

In a woodland glade, an exhausted mythical creature is suffering from insomnia. When a small, verbose forest sprite appears and offers a sedative, it sounds like a perfect solution, but the fatigued Wickywock is too impatient to heed the Sprite’s terms.
Official Selection Anima - Brussels Animation Film Festival 2025
Official Selection London International Animation Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 min 24 sec
Director
Cat Johnston, Joseph Wallace
Producer
Ruyi Meer
Executive Producer
Nicole Davis, Sammy Wong, John Henry Hinkel, Andrew Ostapchenki
Editor
David Slade
Screenwriter
Cat Johnston, Joseph Wallace
Director of Photography
Malcolm Hadley
Sound
Lucie Treacher
Composer
Lucie Treacher

Genre

Music Comedy Dance

Categories

Animation Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wickywock Productions Ltd

Ruyi Meer
Flat 608 Moro Apartments
22 New Festival Avenue
London
E14 6FT

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