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The Eagleman Stag (2010)

Grad film

Directed by Michael Please

Synopsis
Peter’s life has been spent in both fascination and fear of his quickening perception of time with age. As he nears the end of his days, his interest turns to obsession and he undertakes  progressively extreme measures to control and counter times increasing pace. Peter also discovers that if you repeat the word ‘fly’ for long enough it sounds like you’re saying ‘life’.   This is of no real help to him. His answers lie in the brain of a beetle. 
Director's Statement
I am a reckless man. I am a powerful being. I take the raw material of the universe and bend it to my will. I make little puppet animations. I hope that an onlooker might ask themselves- what, what is that? In mystery, there is magic. In every frame there is an imperfection, a clue that tells part of the story of how that image came to be. In understanding the process, and solving the mystery, I hope that the onlooker will appreciate and enjoy the film, that little bit more. 
Festivals
Royal College A rt Debut screening 28th June 2010
onedotzero UK and world tour 2010
LIAF London International Animation Festival 2010
Sleepwalkers Tallinn Estonia 2010
BAF Bradford Animation Festival 2010
Hackney Film Festival London 2010
Anifest Canterbury UK  2010
Trinidad and Tabego IFF
Sundance Film Festival USA 2011
BAFTA London UK 2011
Stuttgart International Animated Film Festival  Germany 2011
Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival France 2011
animated exeter UK 
HKIFF
Cinequest
Go Short International Short Filmfestival of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Bermuda International Film Festival
Ffresh- student shorts
Ann Arbor film fest USA
Aspen Shorts Fest USA
MIAF Melbourne International Animation Festival 2011
River Run Film festival USA 2011
TABAKALERA in San Sebastian Spain
ANIMATION BLOCKPARTY NYC
Rooftop films New York 2011
Kosmopolis festival
Nashville film fest
Sundance ART house project
Barcelona Film Festival
Annecy France 2011
Seattle film festival USA 2011
SICAF Korea 2011
EIFF Edinburgh International Film Festival 2011
Royal Television Society Student Awards 2011
Awards
Winner of the Short Animation Award BAFTA UK 2011
Sleepwalkers Tallinn Estonia 2010 - Best Animated Short
South by Southwest  -The Wholphin Award
Best Postgraduate Animation Royal Television Society Student Awards 2011
Best Animated Short +Best Student Short award River Run Festival USA 2011