The Song of a lost boy | Short Film
A BAFTA nominated stop motion short film made at the NFTS.
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 secret about who he really is, and must decide what to do with it.
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
CG Artist - Moritz Burkart
Compositors - Nicola Bosari, Eliis Kuusk, Pietro Abati
Online Editor/Colour Grader - Michael Pearce
Sound Designer - Ruanth Chrisley Thijssen
Lead Animator - Rich Farris
Lead Modelmaker - Alice Simonato
Festivals and Awards
Fantoche International Animation 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
Leeds International Film Festival – 2020 Official Selection
International Animation Festival AJAYU – 2020 Best Thesis Film
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
International Student Creative Award - 2020 2nd Place
Animax Skopje Festival - 2020 Official Selection
Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione - 2020 Special Mention
Premiers Plans Film Festival - 2021 Official Selection
Animac - 2021 Official Selection
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
Stuttgart International Animation Festival - 2021 Official Selection
BAFTA - 2021 Nomination Best British Short Animation
International Animated Film Festival Animocje - 2021 Official Selection
World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb - 2021 Official Selection
