Mother’s Ruin (Dir: Frank Burgess / NFTS / 12 mins / 2019)
Cast: Paul Whitehouse, Jaime Winstone, William Lawlor, Dan Swann
Set in gin-soaked Georgian London, Mother’s Ruin is a hand-drawn, 2D animated anti-musical, that tells the story of how a 12 year old boy turns from an innocent child into one of Charles Dickens' most notorious villains.
Directed & Lead Animator: Frank Burgess // Producer: Tom Dexter // Screenwriters: Mark Wale & Dan Braham // Editor & Co-Writer: Jamie King // Composer: Roshan Gunga // Sound Designer: Adam Douglas Jones // Cinematography Advisor: Sara Pantoli // Production Designer: James Reading // Production Manager: Hannah Cole // CG Lead: Paul Robinson // Colourist: Andrea Lo Priore
A Disappointing Excursion (Dir: Isabel Garrett / NFTS / 4 mins / 2018)
Cast: David Holt and Wayne Forester
A hiker’s desire for solitude is rudely interrupted in bizarre fashion.
Directed & Lead Animator: Isabel Garrett // Screenwriters: Lydia Rynne // Editor: Jamie King // Cinematographer: Lily Grimes //Composer: Roshan Gunga // Sound Designer: Adam Shuttleworth // Production Assistant: Nanami Saito