Doozy

Synopsis

Where does the character end and the actor begin? This debut feature from UK artist-filmmaker Richard Squires, is a creative documentary that employs 'Clovis', an animated antihero (voiced by 'Kids in the Hall's' Mark McKinney) as a means to explore the particular “voice” casting of cartoon villains in the late 1960s. Through the lens of one of Hollywood’s hidden queer histories, this documentary offers a contemplation on the psycho-social relationship between villainy and hysterical male laughter; the use of voice as a signifier of ‘otherness’ and the frequently uneasy symbiosis of character and actor.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Experimenta Strand - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Bright Future - International premiere
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Details

Year

2018

Type of film

Features

Running Time

70 min

Format

Super 16mm and HD

Director

Richard Squires 1st Feature

Producer

Richard Squires

Co-Producer

Madeleine Molyneaux

Editor

Richard Squires

Screenwriter

Richard Squires

Director of Photography

Willy Busfield, Barbara Nicholls

Sound

Chu-Li Shewring

Music

Oliver Davis

Principal Cast

Mark McKinney, Michael Kearns, Eric Geynes, John Airlie, Paul Wells, Sophie Scott

Associate Producer

Abigail Addison

Animator

Elroy Simmons

Colourist

Alex Grigoras

Genre

• Experimental
• LBGT
• Animation
• Documentary

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 24th August 2022