Project Detail

Toyhood

Synopsis

TOYHOOD matches stop-motion animated toys with non-scripted interviews with immigrants living in the UK, making it appear that the toys are being interviewed about their children and pets, and how much they'd miss them if they were gone. Made in response to Brexit, TOYHOOD is a celebration of our neighbours.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 min 40 sec
Director
Zoë Hutber
Producer
Zoë Hutber
Executive Producer
Jessica Wheeler
Editor
Michael Worthington
Director of Photography
Adam Bastin
Sound
Denisa Uherová
Composer
Joseph Stevenson
Principal cast
Antonio Cervantes, Eirik Fosstveit, Elisabetta Ugliano, Amelia Chiew, James Chen-Wishart
Archivist Advisor
Rosy Whittemore
Commisioning Editor
Richard Evans
Wood turning
Pete Wills
Puppet Making assistant
Harriet Bradbury
Props and sets
Bethan Crimmins
Compositing
Isabella Avery
Thanks to
Jacob Pratt, Cindy Lane, Shirel Lebovich, Veronika Klubertová, Catherine Libby, Anna Bielak
Supported by
Creative Industries Trafford, Rotolight, Cosgrove Hall Archives, Lobu films, Animarkt

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