Could we touch? Couldn’t we? It was strange to be mingling freely in the flesh after so long. The atmosphere was great, and thanks to Nortons’ airy bar it felt safe.
It was encouraging to see so much incredible new animation, a lot of which was created just for the night. It was a proper Midlands-wide showing too. Animators came in from Nottingham, Stafford, Milton Keynes and Gloucester to show their work. The community really felt alive and they brought the talent out in spades (We have a community. That’s nice isn’t it?).
Having two lots of guests falling through was a reminder that we’re not through this pandemic yet. We’ll keep doing fun events as long as we can, but always balancing them out with safety. I might even wear a crash helmet next time.
August 2021's Playlist
James Wilkinson - Out Of Touch
Dan Crew - NoSecret - In Wonder
Matt Waruszynski - How To Be Successful
Ryan Boylett - Pascal The Llama
Phoebe Rutter - Get Off Your Phone
Josh Leach - Tom Aspaul - W.M.
Ross Butter - Boris Eats A Pot Noodle
Troy Browne
Stories in Place Mitchell's The Bowl
James Brown - Super Bad Parts 1, 2 & 3
(Films that should have been shown... Oops. We'll play them next time.)
Jake Wesley-Worrall - DO NOT TOUCH
Interval animations by:
Borislava Marangozova, Carla Horton, Louis Hudson, Craig Bush, Gazmotion, Jardine Sage, Luke Cowdell, Ministry Of Motion, Pete Richards, Reda El Mraki, Troy Browne
Photos by Jack Spicer Adams