My Dad (2014)

Grad film

Directed by Marcus Armitage

Synopsis
Inherited opinions. Inherited isolation.  A short film depicting a Dad's influence on a young boy's life. His judgmental character mixed with the boys fondness for his dad prove to be a toxic mix that tears away at a world of opportunity and experiences.

SHORT SYNOPSIS: A Dad's influence begins to take hold on a young boy's world.
Director's Statement
Within my drawn, restless and sometimes garish world, I depict a modern British culture. Family relationships and the passing of opinions down generations. Animation is the perfect medium to discuss change in culture, and the ability to visually play with transformation is at the core of my films. I enjoy characters who try to resist change or who become changed themselves. I create contrasts with my storytelling, between day and night, past and present, cutting between them to create rhythms that portray my ideas
Festivals
Royal College of Art Debut Show 16 JUN 2014
LIAF London International Animation Festival UK OCT 24-NOV 2 2014
BAF Bradford UK 17-22 NOV 2014
Alternativa Barcelona Spain 17-13 NOV 2014      
Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival FRANCE 30 JAN – 7 FEB 2015
LSFF London Short Film Festival UK 10 JAN 2015
Fête de l’anim Rencontres-Audiovisuelles Lille France 27-29 MAR 2015
HAFF Utrecht The Netherlands 18-22 MAR 2015
SICAF Korea 23-28 MAY2015
MIAF Australia JUN 2015
Animafest Zagreb Croatia 9-14 JUN 2015
Edinburgh International Film Festival UK 17-28 JUN 2015 
Anima Mundi Brazil - Rio10-15 JUL Rio + São Paulo 17-22 JUL 2015
Guanajuato International Film Festival Mexico 17-25 JUL 2015
This Is England Festival Rouen France 2-7 NOV 2015
Annecy France JUN 2015   
Ottawa International Animation Festival 16-20 SEP 2015
SICAF “BEST OF THE BEST” Seoul Korea 12-15 NOV 2015
Animateka Ljubljana Slovenia 7-13 DEC 2015




Awards
London International Animation Festival 2014 BEST BRITISH FILM 

BAFTA nominee 2015 Short Animation Award

Annecy France JUN 2015   Cristal for a Graduation Film