Shackle / Okovi

Ainslie Henderson (Will Anderson)

2022, UK (Scotland), 9'54''

Three archetypal woodland spirits explore the conflicting human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.

Trije arhetipski gozdni duhovi raziskujejo nasprotujoče si človeške nagone kreativnosti, posesivnosti in hrepenenja po statusu.

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Techniques: cells, drawing on paper, drawing on film, scratching on cells, 2D computer, 3D computer, cut-outs, sand animation, paint, photography, pixilation, live-action, rotoscope

Written and directed: Ainslie HENDERSON
Animation: Ainslie HENDERSON, Michael HUGHES, Cat BRUCE
Sound engineer: Keith DUNCAN
Mix: Keith DUNCAN
Music: Poppy ACKROYD
Distribution: Miyu

Ainslie Henderson

is a Writer/Director/Animator/ who, in 2012 was awarded a BAFTA for co-writing ‘The Making of Longbird.’ Ainslie’s following short films ‘I Am Tom Moody’ and ‘Monkey Love Experiments’ were both BAFTA nominated, and have won over 60 international festival awards, including; Best British short at Encounters, and the Jury crystal at Annecy. ‘Moving On’- his music video for the band ‘James’ has clocked up over 2million plays on Vimeo, and was awarded the UK’s Best animated music video. His latest short film ‘Stems’ was awarded Edinburgh International film festival’s McLaren award. In 2016, He and creative partner, Will Anderson produced the animated content for Martin Green’s show ‘Flit’, which toured internationally and was awarded 4 stars in the Guardian newspaper. Ainslie has a particular love of stop frame animation and is currently developing two feature film projects and freelancing between Edinburgh and Newcastle.