Ashputtle: or the mother's ghost

Australia, 1998

Artwork

A mother does what has to be done to help her daughter - even if it means returning from the grave. A retelling of a traditional folktale (Grimm’s ‘Ashputtle’ as reworked by Angela Carter). Ashputtle is an unloved, uncared for and barely human child until her dead mother rises from the grave to look after her. It is a beautifully cut-out animation that explores themes of identity, responsibility, disintegration and transformation, in a bold and vibrant visual style.

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Credits

producer/director

Nag Vladermersky

Susi Allender

writer

Nag Vladermersky

Susi Allender

Duration

00:10:29:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1998

Appears in

Group of items

AFI Collection: a selection of tertiary student films. Tape 1

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1003010

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Object Types

Artwork

Materials

Single channel moving image

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Digital Betacam; Master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode

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