Why Do Butchers Close So Early?
Synopsis:
Why Do Butchers Close So Early is the story of a Butcher consumed by the horror of his trade. Yet, through the sinister monologue, can an even more unsettling tale be unpicked?
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Henry meanders through Wyrmlands, the remains of England consumed by the giant worm of capitalism. Amidst his despair, he recalls an act of kindness. As a child, innocent and loving, he saved an injured worm. Perhaps salvation is possible if he can reconnect with his inner child.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Tragedy
- Fantasy
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. A chance encounter with an Engineer under moonlight waylays his hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea and sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession.
- Drama
- Romance
- Experimental
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The night is the place where characters move, and images rhythmically dissolve from faces to the night stars, in a smooth transition between images and words.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
- Drama
- Fantasy
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Joanna Quinn, whose acclaimed body of work includes the Oscar-nominated shorts Famous Fred, The Wife of Bath and her most recent film Affairs of the Art, speaks with Ben Mitchell of Skwigly Online Animation Magazine in an exclusive talk as part of the Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival. Having achieved major success at the very beginning of her career with her multi-award-winning debut film Girls Night Out, Joanna has since become an inspirational figurehead to many in the animation world through the work of her studio Beryl Productions. In this talk Joanna will offer unique insight into the highs and lows of industry success and how she has navigated the emotional pitfalls that come with it, from grappling with feelings of failure against high expectations, balancing personal projects and professional commissions, to dealing with imposter syndrome, burnout, staying motivated when life gets in the way and the challenges the younger generation face in the current social media climate and the pressures to succeed that come with it.
- Documentary
- Making of
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Hand illustrated short animated film about young autistic girl at the heart of a quiet revolution.
- Drama
- Documentary
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A short story about living with and as a headless person.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Animation for the song A Whale Song by the Japanese group Brother Sun Sister Moon.
- Music Videos
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Why do our mixed cities so often feel divided? Drifting is a personal take on how best friends from different backgrounds grew apart, and what it says about our too-often disconnected communities.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Experimental
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In a luscious garden, a sickly man is cared for by a group of strange librarians.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Two ex-lovers cross paths at a train station.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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When i lived in Montreal it was the first time id seen adult cinemas around in years (there was one really close to my studio at the time), an would often see guys when walking past go in there hiding there faces in shame, when it really shouldn’t be like that. i asked a few people i know over the last year about how they would feel about masterbating with other guys or having group sex when other guys are involved, an some had very angry hateful homophobic reactions to it which took me back a bit. so i made a animation celebrating that when it comes to any sexual fun your into or curious about, if it feels good between everyone who’s involved, do it and have a good time.
- Comedy
- Experimental
- Non-narrative