Synopsis:
Hand illustrated short animated film about young autistic girl at the heart of a quiet revolution.
- Director:
- Allison Brownmoore
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Allison Brownmoore, George Chignell, Serena Armitage
- Animators:
- Sylvain Doussa, Amalie Vilmar, Mairéad Ryan, Jamie Kendall, Kevin Smy, Mairead Ryan
- Script writer:
- Allison Brownmoore
- Music composer:
- Robert Logan
- Sound designer:
- Alex Wilson-Thame
- Editor:
- Andy Worboys
- Production:
- Blue Spill
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Hope, Poetic, Calming, Dreams, Disability
- Audience:
- 7+
- Festival selections:
- Encounters Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- Awards:
- Best British Short Animation at British Animation Awards
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