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The Boat
A Film by David Robinson, Bryan Michael Mills, United Kingdom, 2021
Original Title
The Boat
Country of Production
United Kingdom
Year of Production
2021
Running Time
05'10''
Language
English
Production budget
100 GBP
Credits
Writers: David Robinson / Bryan Michael Mills
Awards
Cork International Film Festival Cork, Ireland November 6, 2021 Irish Official Selection Ireland Copenhagen Short Film Festival Copenhagen October 10, 2021 Danish Official Selection Denmark Fungi Film Festival Seattle November 17, 2021 North American Winn
Production
Production Company or Producer
David Robinson / Bryan Michael Mills
Contact Person
David Robinson
Distribution
Distribution Company
Tree Five Films - David Robinson
Contact Person
David Robinson
Synopsys
A boat navigates a tumultuous sea of mushrooms whilst searching for its lost sister ship.
Name
David Robinson
Country
United Kingdom
Biography
David Robinson is a photographer, printer, animator and writer working in design and advertising in London for 20 years before focusing on animation. He is also somewhat fanatical about mushrooms, writing and illustrating two children’s books made entirely from mushrooms - The Mushroom Picker and Penny Bun Helps Save the World - before award winning stop motion film The Boat.
Filmography
The Ice Skater (2020)
Arthurs Box (2020)
Adagio for Plastic Bags (2021)
Eel Soup (2023)
Name
Bryan Michael Mills
Country
Ireland
Biography
Bryan Michael Mills is a composer, musician and actor. Previously a member of The Divine Comedy he now makes music for film - including 2012 BAFTA Best Short Pitch Black Heist and 2015 Sundance Best Foreign Film Slow West.
Director's notes
David Robinson and Bryan Michael Mills are a film-making duo from Enniskillen based in London.
They are gaining an international reputation for their idiosyncratic style combining music and stop-motion animation. Their new film The Boat has already been officially selected for Tampere Film Festival (Finland), Cork International Film Festival, AmDocs (USA) and ShortShorts (Tokyo). In November 2021 The Boat won best film at The Fungi Film Festival (USA).
Bryan Michael Mills is a composer, musician and actor. Previously a member of The Divine Comedy he now makes music for film - including 2012 BAFTA Best Short Pitch Black Heist and 2015 Sundance Best Foreign Film Slow West.
David Robinson is a photographer, printer, animator and writer working in design and advertising in London for 20 years before focusing on animation. He is also somewhat fanatical about mushrooms, writing and illustrating two children’s books made entirely from mushrooms - The Mushroom Picker and Penny Bun Helps Save the World - before award winning stop motion film The Boat.
They use stop motion photography, 8mm film and analogue recording techniques to make unique film and music inspired by mushrooms, magic and melancholia.