Synopsis:
We’ve all had thoughts of what might happen should we jump from a high place, drop the baby, or stab someone with a fork. Usually we can dismiss them without a care – but what if we couldn’t?
- Director:
- Suraya Raja
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Original title:
- Don't Think of a Pink Elephant
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Rebecca Smith
- Animators:
- Daniel Amar Ferrús, Mole Hill, Suraya Raja
- Script writer:
- Suraya Raja
- Music composer:
- Matthew Peters
- Sound designer:
- Mark Bailey
- Editor:
- Aurora Vögeli
- Production:
- NFTS – National Film and Television School
- Distribution:
- NFTS – National Film and Television School
- Genres:
- Drama, Coming-of-Age
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- StopTrik International Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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