Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Ben a young choir boy, who after his voice breaks mid solo, has a crisis of faith, decides to run away from his community. He happens upon a group of nomads who take him in, though Ben hides the secret about who he really is, and must decide what to do with it.
Credits
Director – Daniel Quirke
Writer – Bríd Arnstein
Producer – Jamie MacDonald
Cinematographer – Emma Langguth
Production Designer – Steven Haber
Production Manager – Karim Aouad, Amy Vearncombe
Editor – Margred Pryce
Composer – Darryl O’Donovan
Sound Designer – Ruanth Chrisley Thijssen
CG Artist – Moritz Burkart
Compositors – Nicola Bosari, Eliis Kuusk, Pietro Abati
Online Editor/Colour Grader – Michael Pearce
Lead Animator – Rich Farris
Lead Modelmaker – Alice Simonato
Festivals and Awards
BAFTA – 2021 Nomination Best British Short Animation
RTS Student Television Awards 2021 – Winner Postgraduate Animation
RTS Student Television Awards 2021 – Winner Postgraduate Production Design
International Animation Festival AJAYU – 2020 Winner Best Thesis Film
Stuttgart International Animation Festival – 2021 Special Mention
Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione – 2020 Special Mention
International Student Creative Award – 2020 2nd Place
World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb – 2021 Official Selection
Fantoche International Animation Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Leeds International Film Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Encounters Film Festival – 2020 Official Selection
London International Animation Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Manchester Animation Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Linea D’Ombra Festival Vedo Animato Contest – 2020 Official Selection
Animanima Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Canlandıranlar Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Festival Animator Poznan – 2020 Official Selection
Tatsuno International Film Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Festival International d’Animation de Montréal – 2020 Official Selection
Animateka International Animated Film Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Anilogue International Animation Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Animax Skopje Festival – 2020 Official Selection
Premiers Plans Film Festival – 2021 Official Selection
Animac – 2021 Official Selection Futur Talent
Cardiff Animation Nights – 2021 Official Selection
Ciné court animé – 2021 Official Selection
Anima Brussels Animation Film Festival – 2021 Official Selection
Monstra Animation Festival – 2021 Official Selection
International Animated Film Festival Animocje – 2021 Official Selection
