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Animation - 2026

Status: In post
Produced by Apprentice Films

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LOGLINE

A desperate parent searches for answers, and finds themselves lost in a surreal maze of uncertainty, misdiagnosis and isolation.

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SYNOPSIS

A desperate parent searches for answers... but finds themselves lost in a surreal maze of uncertainty, misdiagnosis, and isolation.

This project was created to raise awareness of Niemann-Pick diseases through storytelling, sharing the challenges, resilience, hope, and determination that families experience throughout their journey. Every stage of the project was shaped by the voices and experiences of the community, making this recognition especially meaningful.

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CREDITS

WRITING
  Writer: John Lee Taggart
  Writer: Maria Garrido Gutiérrez
  Writer: Lingxi Zhang

DIRECTION
  Director: John Lee Taggart

CAST
  "Mother": Laura Lee Daly
  "Child": Eleanor Grainger
  "Doctor": Jonny Coyne

PRODUCTION
  Produced by: Apprentice Films
  Executive Producer: Dorothea Seifert

SOUND
  Post-sound Mix: Jack Abernethy
  Recorded at Rolling Audio by: Julie Bartley

MUSIC
  Original Score: Zach North-Moore

ART, ANIMATION & COSTUME
  Animation: Lingxi Zhang

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MADE WITH

  Niemann-Pick Selbsthilfegruppe Deutschland
  INPDA - International Niemann-Pick Disease Alliance

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Assembled 2026-08-18 from apprenticefilms.com.
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