Synopsis:
A biting and savage indictment of the development and demise of British Imperialism.
- Director:
- Joanna Quinn
- Year:
- 1993
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- David Parker and Colin Thomas
- Animators:
- Joanna Quinn, Lee Huxtable
- Script writer:
- Joanna Quinn
- Music composer:
- Heneghan and Lawson
- Sound designer:
- Heneghan and Lawson
- Genre:
- Comedy
- Audience:
- Adults
- Language:
- English
- Festival selections:
- Tampere Film Festival
- Awards:
- Vallodolid Film Festival, Spain/ 1993 / Best Short Film, Espinho, Portugal /1993 / Best under 5 min, Houston World Fest, USA /1994/ Gold Award for Animation
- Award nominations:
- BAFTA /1994/ Best Animated Short Film
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