To the Brink / Do roba

Hugo Docking

2023, UK, 4'

A violent stop motion cabaret for the cynical and depraved. Guilt, alcoholic apathy and the inevitable, looming apocalypse threaten to push a young man "To the Brink".

Nasilen stopanimacijski kabaret za cinike in izprijence. Krivda, alkoholna apatija in neizbežna, prežeča apokalipsa grozijo, da bodo mladeniča potisnile »Do roba«.

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Recommended for children under 14: no
Techniques: puppet film, pixilation

Script: Hugo Docking, Henry Blackaller
Animation: Pip Denning, Hugo Docking, Conor Mullin, Luke Frangeskou, Léo Bournas Milazzo
Music: Henry Blackaller
Puppet Maker: Michael Docking
Fabricator: Erin Hilsdon

Hugo Docking

is a stop motion filmmaker with a penchant for the mischievous and macabre. He uses unsettling imagery, dark humour and unusual materials to create short films that are eerie, theatrical, twisted and bizarre.