2008 6 mins 50secs b/w Dolby Digital
2D Drawn
Synopsis
Told through a single stand-up comedy routine, John J Jones performs to an unforgiving audience. As he loses their interest, his body rebels against him, and the truth behind the one-liners leaks through the cracks. Car-crash comedy at its most compulsive.
Cast
Daniel Rigby John J Jones
Paul Putner Emcee
Simon Bubb Main Heckler
Festivals and Awards
Chicago International Film Festival
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival - Best Animation
London International Animation Festival - Best British Film
Karlovy Vary - Fresh Film Fest
Edinburgh International Film Festival - Second Prize, McLaren Award for Animation
Hamptons International Film Festival, USA
Annecy International Film Festival
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films
Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol - Winner, NAHEMI / Kodak Prize for Creative Filmmaking
Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Spain
Cork Film Festival, Ireland
MediaSchool Film Festival, Lodz, Poland - First Prize
Rencontres Henri Langlois Festival, Poitiers, France - Jury's Grand Prize and French Critics' Special Prize
New Producers Alliance Short Film Awards - Nominated, Animation category
Skena Up Film Festival, Kosovo
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
London Short Film Festival
Festival Premiers Plans, Angers - Prix Mikrocine / Canal plus Cinema Award
Ffresh: Student Moving Image Festival of Wales
Royal Television Society Student Television Awards - Nominated, Best Postgraduate Animation award
Nominated, Best Student Production, Learning On Screen Awards, UK
Los Angeles Film Festival, USA
London International Animation Festival, UK - Jury Award
Filmmakers |
Role |
Department |
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| Joseph Pierce | Director/Writer | Directing Animation | ||
| Jessica Levick | Producer | Producing | ||
| Simon Brooke | Script Consultant | Screenwriting | ||
| Stuart Bentley | Cinematographer | Cinematography | ||
| Thomas Weaving | Production Designer | Production Design | ||
| Brian Welsh | Editor | Editing | ||
| Helen McGovern | Sound Recordist | Sound Recording for Film and Television | ||
| Dominic Fitzgerald | Sound Editor | Sound Design for Film and Television | ||
| Mark Underwood | Sound Designer | Sound Design for Film and Television | ||
| Gareth Lockrane | Composer | Composing For Film and Television | ||
| Nick Preston | VFX | SFX/VFX | ||
| Susumu Asano | Online Editor/Colour Grader | Digital Post Production |
