What could possibly go wrong with a shy wolf at a bunny house party in the middle of the woods? Not what you would expect. In this award winning short, we are “itching” to find out what could be troubling such an adorable animal. The dark foreboding woods translate as a metaphor for the mind of this troubled protagonist. She becomes lost and bewildered by her ailments, until a friend shows up and helps soothe her wounds. Lacking any kind of dialogue, we are still invited to empathize with the creatures; their fears, their passions, and the itches they can’t seem to scratch.
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2016 Sundance Film Festival: selected for the Debra Hill Film Grant by Women in Film LA
2016 Sarasota Film Festival: Best Animated Short Film
2016 Nashville Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize
2016 Athens International Film and Video Festival: Animation, First Prize
2016 St. Louis International Film Festival: Best Animated Short
2016 New Hampshire Film Festival: Best Animated Film
2016 Monster Film Festival: Best Short Animation
A Collaboration by Dianne Bellino + Adam Davies
Written, Directed + Edited by Dianne Bellino
Animated by Adam Davies
Produced by Dianne Bellino + Adam Davies
Cinematography + Lighting: Dianne Bellino
Production Design, Set Construction + Art Direction: Dianne Bellino + Adam Davies
Costume Design + Construction: Antonia Ford-Roberts + Dianne Bellino
Music: Dean Parker
Sound Design + Mix: Eii Cohn
Title Design: Nancy Kwon
Assistant Camera: Adam Davies
Animal Design + Construction: Dianne Bellino
Prop Design + Construction: Adam Davies
Animal Resculpting: Dianne Bellino + Adam Davies
Costume Assistance + Sewing: McLean Sheperd, Kimi Kaplowitz, Jen Prokopowicz
Armatures: Adam Davies
Assistant Editor: Adam Davies
Post Production Effects: Adam Davies
Additional Visual Effects: Alec Iselin
Colorist: Chris Ramey
Sound Editor: Daniel D’Errico
Production Consultants: Reuben Kleiner, Zach Williams
Post Production Consultants: Richie Sherman, Kalika Kharkar Sharma, Jeremy Brooke
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