Holy She*p

Cyprus, 2012

Film

Pursued by a nun with a shearing blade, a sheep tries frantically to escape. Does the cruise ship visiting his island hold a hope of sybaritic freedom? Perhaps, but not in quite the way our protagonist dreams.
Story and animation: Parina Mehta, Katerina Pantela, Magnus Kravik
Layout, background and design: Heather Vogel, Katerina Pantela
Assistant animators: Mengly Li, Dominic Elsey
Editors: Carl Reader, Thorbjorn Munter
Music and sound design: Daniel Weismayr

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Collection

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Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

director

Katerina Pantela

Magnus Kravik

production company

Arts University Bournemouth

writer

Katerina Pantela

Magnus Kravik

Duration

00:03:19:00

Production places
Cyprus
Production dates
2012

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2003011

Language

No spoken word

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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