New Year
Synopsis
An 8-minute animated short set over two time periods. In 1999 a boy becomes obsessed with the Y2K bug; In the distant future a girl is learning to be a priest in a religion based upon the ‘artifacts’ left behind by the boy. The people in the future speak in a partially understandable dialect of English that has evolved over time.
The cult of personality is terrifying, insane and at times hilarious. We are interested in how humans fabricate meaning and place their most deep-seated fears in the most unlikely of gods. The Year 2000 was simultaneously the beginning of the future, and the end of world. NEW YEAR is a humorous film that looks at humans struggling with their mortality, over thousands of years, through stories, ritual and religion.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 9 min 3 sec
- Director
- Diana Gradinaru, Rory Waudby-Tolley
- Producer
- Becky Perryman
- Executive Producer
- Phil Davies
- Screenwriter
- Diana Gradinaru, Rory Waudby-Tolley
- Music
- Skillbard
- Principal Cast
- Voice Cast: Jason Forbes, Thea Gajic, Lorna Gayle, Javone Prince
- Animation
- Ala Nunu Leszynska, Chiara Sgatti
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 12th January 2020
