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The Overcoat
Director:
Sean Mullen
Meelis Arulepp
Country:
Ireland
year: 2018
Running Time:
30:10
Technique:
2D computer
Category:
Short film [10 to 45 min]
Producer:
Jonathan Clarke
Distributor:
Giant Animation
The program:
Synopsis
The Overcoat is a warm and unique Christmas story about an office worker that saves all his money to buy a new coat in time for Christmas, only to have fate take a ghostly hand.
Director's BIO
Sean is co-founder and Creative Director at Giant Animation. He studied Animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education, and set up Giant Animation in 2011 with fellow classmates Alex Sherwood and Ben Harper.
Throughout the company’s development, Sean has served as creative lead on on a diverse range of projects, as well as working in all areas of the animation pipeline. His work has screened all over the world and has won numerous awards, including an IFTA, Best Animation at the Galway Film Fleadh and Best Irish Film at the ADIFF festival.
Sean is currently dividing his time between development of Giant’s first feature film and a new TV show called “Knuckle” to bring to the international market.Contacts
jonathan@giant.ie
