Synopsis:
Upon his release from prison, Walter falls back in with his old gang of hustlers. In this con within a con, will he be the one left holding the bag?
- Director:
- Nicholas D’Agostino
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Courtney Azzara, Nicholas D’Agostino
- Animators:
- Nicholas D’Agostino, Ian Boone Timothy
- Script writer:
- Nicholas D’Agostino
- Music composer:
- Ben Finley
- Sound designer:
- Bronwyn Maloney
- Editor:
- Nicholas D’Agostino
- Productions:
- Pox Films Inc., Pox Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Crimi, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Death, Relationships, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Shame, Trauma
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Fantastic Fest, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Narrative Short - Ottawa International Animation Festival
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