Writer/Director: Johnny Kelly
Johnny is an Irish director living in London. His work spans live action, stop frame animation, CGI and lots between.
A graduate of the Royal College of Art, his short films (including Procrastination) have been screened on BBC, ARTE, PBS and been programmed and awarded at film festivals around the world including Palm Springs, Clermont-Ferrand and Edinburgh international film festivals.
Johnny is based at Oscar-nominated Nexus Studios, in London. The stop motion advertisement he directed for Chipotle, ’Back to the Start’, won the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Advertising Festival.
He likes plants, but tends to kill them.
Lead Actor: Monica Dolan
Monica Dolan is a Bafta award winning actress whose work spans stage, television and film.
Highlights include Appropriate Adult, for which she won the Bafta, Witness For The Prosecution, The Casual Vacancy, feature film Eye In The Sky opposite Helen Mirren and the late Alan Rickman and, of course, W1A.
Wednesday with Goddard (2016), dir. Nicolas Ménard
Robot & Scarecrow (2017), dir. Kibwe Tavares
Production Company: Nexus Studios
Nexus Studios is a next-generation story studio working in entertainment and branded content. We create meaningful, heartfelt stories and experiences that positively add to the cultural conversation.
Nexus harness new and emerging technologies, but transform them through the ageless craft-skills of story, art and design.
They are home to a world-class roster of talent supported by experienced production staff, creative thinkers, animators, technical directors, engineers, coders, illustrators, designers and makers. Together they work in a collaborative atmosphere to make talked-about work.
Their prolific output includes Academy Award nominated animation, Grammy nominated music videos, D&AD Black Pencil and triple Cannes Grand Prix winning commercials and D&AD White Pencil winning digital and immersive experiences.
Be it hand-crafted or high-tech Nexus’ goal remains to make engaging, heartfelt stories people want to share and to transform brands and organisations through the power of entertainment and culture.
Cast:
Monica Dolan as the woman
Frank Bourke as the man
Helena Jinx Jones as the old woman
Writer / Director: Johnny Kelly
Producer: Greet Kallikorm
Executive Producers: Isobel Conroy, Christopher O’Reilly, Charlotte Bavasso
Development Producer: Claire Cook
Production Manager: Caroline Milsom
Production Company: Nexus Studios
Director of Photography: Matthew Day
Editor: Charlie Fawcett
Production Design: The Joy of Sets
Art Directors: Jess Linares, Alex Grant Said
1st Assistant Director: George Cassavetti
Gaffer: Max Halstead
Focus Puller: Toby Goodyear
Puppet Maker: Rose Popham
Puppeteer: Kim Scopes
Costume Designer: Nat Turner
Hair and Make Up: Siobhan Harper Ryan
Horticulturist at Worm: Terri Chandler
Title Design: Simon Sweeney
Runner: Iris Abols
Catering: Floyd’s Catering
Lighting and Camera Equipment: Clapham Road Studios
Sound Post Production Services: Factory
Supervising Sound Designer: Jon Clarke
Sound Design Assistant: James Utting
Audio Producer: Lou Allen
Original Music: Antfood
On Set Sound Recordist: Filipe Pinheiro
Colour Grade: Time Based Arts
Colourist: Simone Grattarola
Post Production: Nexus Studios
Digital Compositing Supervisor: Ken Hau
Additional Digital Animation: Bin Liu
Offline Editor: Dave Slade