I directed and animated this short film which is edited together from unscripted interviews I led with immigrants in Bristol, UK.
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Toyhood was supported by Creative Industries Trafford and The Cosgrove Hall Archives. It was also selected for pitching at ANIMARKT in 2019 where I took part in script consultations with Ana Bielak and a 3-day character animation workshop with animator Juan Soto (Missing Link, My Life as a Courgette).
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Film Festivals:
Official Selection Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Online - Ukraine 2020
Official Selection Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2020, Scotland
Official Selection GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation 2020, Online - Canada
Official Selection ICONA 2020, Online - Greece
Official Selection Fest Anča 2021 - Slovakia
Official Selection Cinemagic “On the Pulse” 2021
Press:
Skwigly Online Animation Magazine: Toyhood – A Non-Political Short Film that Tackles Brexit & Immigration
Snippets Magazine: Animation by Zoë Hutber