Bigger Picture, The
Bigger Picture, The · dir. Daisy Jacobs
United Kingdom 2014, 8’
Polish premiere
Screenings
22 October, 18:30 · Od Nowa – large hall
“You want to put her in a home; you tell her; tell her now!” hisses one brother to the other. But Mother won't go, and their own lives unravel as she clings on. Innovative life-size animated characters tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent.
| Director: | Daisy Jacobs |
| Screenplay: | Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka |
| Music: | Huw Bunford |
| Cinematography: | Max Williams |
| Editing: | Vera Simmonds |
| Production: | Chris Hees |
| Distribution: | NFTS — Beaconsfield Studios |
| Awards: | Oscary / Academy Awards – Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy Krótkometrażowy Film Animowany / Best Short Film, Animated: nominated (2015); MFF w Cannes / Cannes IFF – Nagroda Cinéfondation: Trzecie miejsce Ex-aequo / Cinéfondation Award: 3rd place Ex-aequo (2014); / BAFTA Awards – Najlepsza Brytyjska Animacja Krótkometrażowa / Best British Short Animation (2015) |
Daisy Jacobs is a British animation director, based in London. She studied at the National Film and Television School and at Central St Martins School of Art. The Bigger Picture is her MA graduation film and went on to win the BAFTA for Best British Short and be nominated for an Academy Award.
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