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Skwigly Online Animation Magazine is proud to present a selection of films from its animation community in association with this year’s edition of MAF. Skwigly has fast become one of the UK’s leading resources for all things animation, with a community made up of filmmakers the world over. The screening will feature a selection of innovative and exceptional animated shorts hand-picked by the Skwigly team.

This year’s film programme is as follows:

THE BEATLES VS. THE STONES
The battle of the bands, at last. 2D animated slapstick and anarchy as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones attempt to outdo each other with trickery, silliness and cake fights.
A Dog & Rabbit production directed by Andrew Kelleher
Country: UK
Year: 2022

THE WOLF OF CUSTER
A town loves telling tales about a legendary wolf. One hunter, however, proclaims it’s just an ordinary wolf. He sets out to pursue it but while on the hunt, he begins to witness and understand the power of stories.
Director: Tanya J Scott
Country: UK
Year: 2023

GOD BLESS YOU
A harrowing depiction of a childhood experience of alcoholism and its impact on interfamily relationships and mental health.
Director: Joseph Whitmore
Country: UK
Year: 2023

BEYOND AVERAGES
On an ordinary night in rural Wales, Sarah’s life takes an unexpected turn when she is visited by an extra-terrestrial being.
Director: Charlie Miller
Country: UK
Year: 2023

RUMPUS TV
After a Rumpus rebrand we found ourselves wondering what we’d make if nobody was paying us, so we set about making some idents exactly how we wanted to flipping well make them.
Director: Jack Churchill, Tom Cushing, Marta Dias, Luke Hyde, Chiara Sgatti, Joe Wood
Country: UK
Year: 2023

BEWARE OF TRAINS
A woman with extreme anxiety is devoured by four major preoccupations – the man she met by chance on a train, her dying father, her daughter’s safety and the murder she dreams she has committed.
Director: Emma Calder
Country: UK
Year: 2022

WILD & WOOLLY
Sparks fly when a young girl comes across a mythological beast in the woods. Things grow tense when the creature enters the perilous world of family dynamics.
Director: Alan Jennings
Country: USA
Year: 2022

THE HOUNDS OF ANNWN
A wounded warrior returns to their village but is hunted by a pack of dogs. After a desperate pursuit, they confront their past to find peace in their future.
Director: Bryony Evans, Beth B Hughes
Country: UK
Year: 2023

THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN
A mother and son are stuck. A father is obsessing over a plank of wood in his living room. A businessman is looking for a lost hammer.
Director: Conor Kehelly
Country: Ireland
Year: 2023



Date & Time: Wed, 15 Nov (19:00) - Wed 15 Nov (20:00)
Approx. Runtime: 60 mins
Certification:18
Venue: HOME Event Space
Tickets:
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