INVISIBLE MANNERS
Animation - 2021

Status: Released
Produced by Apprentice Films

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LOGLINE

An animated short about invisible conditions and the experiences of those affected, with Billy Boyd, Isy Suttie and Weruche Opia.

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SYNOPSIS

Animated short film on "invisible conditions" and the experiences of those affected, featuring the voices of Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Outlander), Isy Suttie (Peep Show, Man Down, Damned), Weruche Opia (I May Destroy You, Bad Education, Sliced), and members and friends of the NPUK/INPDA community.

This project was developed on behalf of the small charity Niemann-Pick UK in order to illustrate the many emotions and challenges an individual with an invisible condition can face on a daily basis... as "not all that you can see, is everything that is there"... and there are far more similarities than differences when it comes to the lived experiences of those affected by rare, genetic and/or invisible conditions.

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AWARDS & SELECTIONS

  Won - Best First-Time Director, Best Istanbul Film Festival, 2022
  Won - Best Inspirational Film, Florence Film Awards, 2022
  Nominated - Longform, £350K - £5 Million Turnover, Smiley Charity Film Awards, 2023
  Nominated - Best North East Film, North East International Film Festival, 2022
  Nominated - Jury Prize, Short Animated Film, LAMPA International Film Festival, 2022
  Honourable mention, Montreal International Animation Film Festival (ANIMAZE), 2022
  Honourable mention, 24fps International Short Film Festival, 2022

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CREDITS

WRITING
  Writer: John Lee Taggart

DIRECTION
  Director: John Lee Taggart

CAST
  Voice: Billy Boyd
  Voice: Isy Suttie
  Voice: Weruche Opia
  Voice: Aadam Asif
  Voice: Graham Kirk
  Voice: Sandy Cowie
  Voice: Nadia Slatch
  Voice: Daniel de Vicente
  Voice: Justin Hopkin
  Voice: James Keeble
  Voice: Sally Tungate
  Voice: Cláubia Viegas Bender
  Voice: Sara Ströer
  Voice: Craig Burns
  Voice: Alec Koujaian
  Voice: David Rose
  Voice: James Brooks
  Voice: Philip Wilsdon
  Voice: Carol Leon

PRODUCTION
  Executive Producer: Eleanor Lily Taggart
  Assistant Producer: James Brooks
  Assistant Producer: James Keeble

CAMERA & LIGHTING
  Animation & Cinematography: Lingxi Zhang

SOUND
  Sound Engineering: Simeon Soden

MUSIC
  Original score composed and performed by: Scott Ampleford
  Original songs donated by: Badger
  Original songs donated by: Lilliput

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MADE WITH

  Niemann-Pick UK
  INPDA - International Niemann-Pick Disease Alliance

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