Synopsis:
The tale of a young boy whose love for Christmas is not dampened by his mean spirited neighbour, who doesn’t want the holiday to come at all.
- Director:
- Kealan O’Rourke
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Ireland
- Running time:
- 8 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Brian Willis
- Animators:
- Matt Pidgeon, Ted O’Donoghue
- Script writers:
- Kealan O’Rourke, Will Collins
- Music composer:
- Niall Byrne
- Sound designer:
- Tim O’Donovan
- Production:
- Igloo
- Tags:
- Hope, Love, Relationships, Friendships, Dreams, Animals, Poetic, Calming, Sad
- Audience:
- 7+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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