Synopsis:
Toby’s was a generation seized by divorce. As he shows an estate agent round his childhood home, we hurtle back through time, in search of the full story. Why do close ties break and loved ones leave? And what do you do when your family’s gone?
- Director:
- Daisy Jacobs, Christopher Wilder
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 8 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media, Paint On Glass Animation, 2D Animation, Motion Graphics
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Elliott Tagg, Geoffrey Morgan
- Animators:
- Daisy Jacobs, Christopher Wilder, Cristopher Wilder
- Script writer:
- Daisy Jacobs
- Music composer:
- Huw Bunford
- Sound designers:
- Jonas Andreas Jensen, Adam Layland, Michal Kuligowski, Sashko Potter Micevski
- Editor:
- Vera Simmonds
- Productions:
- Creative England, BFI, Lifesizefilm
- Distribution:
- BFI
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragicomedy
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- BFI London Film Festival, StopTrik International Film Festival
- Award nominations:
- Nominated for Best British Short Animation at the British Independent Film Awards
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