Synopsis:
A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a Priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.
- Director:
- Joseph Wallace
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France
- Running time:
- 17 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Loran Dunn, Philippa Day, Lea Judge, Nicolas Schmerkin, Emilie Schmerkin
- Animators:
- Steve Boot, Hannah Wright, Fabrice Pieton, Tim Allen, Susan Guy, Bob Skrzynski, Jo Chalkley, Agnes Lechevalier, Sam Turner, Alixatou Alou, Richard Haynes, Gemma Byrne, Maddie Branagan, Daniel Wilkinson, Nuria Robles Gimeno, Jody Meredith, Arnau Gòdia Montesinos, Anna Pearson, Kecy Salangad, Adam M. Watts
- Script writer:
- Joseph Wallace
- Music composer:
- Kit Wilson
- Sound designers:
- David Kamp, StudioKamp, Studiokamp
- Editors:
- Rachel Durrance, Matt Davey, Tim Owen
- Productions:
- Delaval Film, Autour de Minuit, Rapt
- Distribution:
- BFI Network
- Genres:
- Drama, Fantasy, Experimental
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
- Awards:
- Best Short Film at various international festivals
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