Frank's Joke

At 3.00 am Frank is unable to sleep as he obsesses and ruminates over his bad joke-telling social faux-pas, leading him to ponder on the nature of memory itself. He becomes trapped in a loop, a self-imposed purgatory for what seems like an age as the clock ticks by. This comedic and surreal look at how our brains can keep us awake at night and the mercurial nature of memory mixes live-action puppetry and expressive hand-drawn animation to convey both the physical world and Frank's inner thoughts.

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Credits

Director:

Edward Bulmer

Executive Producer:

Duncan Gaman, Deborah Lee, Emma Cahusac, Gillian Scothern, Helen Brunsdon

Producer:

Shereen Ali

Screenwriter:

Edward Bulmer, Andrew Eu

Cinematographer:

Bertrand Rocourt

Editor:

Mdhamiri Á Nkemi

Production Designer:

Anna Rzeźniczek

Sound Designer:

Breen Turner

Music:

Pablo Scopinaro

Principal Cast:

Spencer Brown

Additional Credits:

Co-writer: Andrew Eu, Animation Assitant: Richard Smithson, Composer: Pablo Scopinaro, Colorist: Vlad Barin

Contact

Distributor:

Violette Martin
 sales.films@bfi.org.uk 

Public Film Contact:

Shereen Ali
Straightjacket Films Ltd
shereen_ali@hotmail.co.uk
+447843959967

Publicity Contact:

Shereen Ali
shereen_ali@hotmail.co.uk
+447843959967

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2018
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6 mins