Unable to show his true identity, Michael, a grieving tailor mouse, recounts and reckons with the memories of a past lover.
ABOUT
10 minutes
Animated drama
CAST
Michael voiced by Damien Molony
Isaac voiced by Iain Glen
PRODUCED BY
Scottish Film Talent Network is a consortium of the Centre for
the Moving Image, DigiCult and Hopscotch Films. Sponsorship from Axis Animation & Playdead.
FUNDED BY
BFI, National Lottery & Creative Scotland
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Best Animated Short Still Voices Short Film Festival (Ireland)
Best Scriptwriting and Best Sound Design image+nation, Montreal LGBTQ (Canada)
Best Animated Short New Jersey Film Festival (US)
Best Animated Short South London Film Festival (UK)
Best Animated Short Crossing the Screen Film Festival (UK)
Best Animated Short Sulmona International Film Festival (Italy)
Best Animated Short & Nomination of Best of Festival Award Palm Springs ShortFest (US)
Audience Prize Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea)
Best Musical Score Nevada City Film Festival (US)
Best Editing Nevada City Film Festival (US)
Best British Short Nomination & Public Choice British Animation Awards (UK)
Special Mention & Nomination for The McLaren Award: New British Animation The Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK)
Best Animation Nomination Scottish BAFTA Nomination (UK
FESTIVALS
Fantoche: Talentiert! Berlinale Talents (Switzerland)
International Animated Film Festival (Poland)
Rio LGBTQIA+ 2022 (Brazil)
Still Voices Short Film Festival (Ireland)
MANIPULATE Festival 2022 (UK)
Florence Short Film Festival (Italy)
image+nation, Montreal LGBTQ (Canada)
Ravenheart International Film Festival (Norway)
Frameline Film Festival (US)
Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival (US)
Festival national du film d'animation (France)
Mardi Gras Film Festival (Australia)
Aguilar Film Festival (Spain)
Flickerfest (Australia)
South London Film Festival (UK)
Big Cartoon Festival 2020 (Russia)
New Jersey Film Festival (US)
Inverness Film Festival (UK)
Loft Film Festival (US)
Bogotá Short Film Festival (Colombia)
Crossing the Screen (UK)
Sulmona International Film Festival (Italy)
SPARK Animation (Canada)
PÖFF Shorts (Estonia)
Interfilm: International Short Film Festival Berlin (Germany)
Out On Film (US)
Scottish Queer International Film Festival (United Kingdom)
Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival (Mallorca)
Animest Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Romania)
Chicago International Film Festival (US)
Denver Film Festival (US)
Bolton International Film Festival (UK)
Aesthetica Film Festival (UK)
SLASH Film Festival (Austria)
Festival Stop Motion Montréal (Canada)
Nevada City Film Festival (US)
Show Me Shorts (New Zealand)
Outfest (US)
Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea)
DC Shorts (US)
LA International Film Festival (US)
Short Waves Festival in Poznan (Poland)
Palm Springs ShortFest (US)
Berlin International Animation Festival (Germany)
Kyiv International Short Film Festival (Ukraine)
Festival International du Film d'Aubagne (France)
British Animation Awards (UK)
Animac (Spain)
Glasgow Short Film Festival (UK)
Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK)
CREW
Writer & Director Josephine Lohoar Self
Producers Calum Hart & Reetta Tihinen
Executive Producers Paul Welsh, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd & Holly Daniel
Executive Producer (Creative Scotland) Ross McKenzie
Editor & Colourist David Hunter
Production Designer Tomás Palmer
Costume Designer Emma Clifton
Composer Rupert Uzzell
Sound Designer Jane Datony
FX Supervisor Philipp Buschauer