Synopsis:
A moving tale from Suzie Templeton about a young boy who, grieving for his dead mother, seeks reassurance from his father.
- Director:
- Suzie Templeton
- Year:
- 2001
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Animator:
- Suzie Templeton
- Script writer:
- Suzie Templeton
- Sound designer:
- Tim Barker
- Editor:
- Tony Fish
- School:
- Royal College of Art London
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Sad, Relationships, Poetic, Transformation, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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