Synopsis:
Beryl and her friends work in a Japanese factory in Wales. She is overweight and consequently ridiculed remorselessly by macho supervisor, Vince, who is the bane of her life. However the time comes for Beryl to get even.
- Director:
- Joanna Quinn
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 14 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Les Mills
- Animator:
- Joanna Quinn
- Script writer:
- Les Mills
- Music composer:
- Paul Hornsby
- Sound designer:
- Les Mills
- Editor:
- Jane Murrell
- Production:
- Beryl Productions International Ltd
- Genre:
- Comedy
- Tag:
- Body Image
- Audience:
- Adults
- Language:
- English
- Festival selections:
- Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA), Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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