New stop-motion film, animated by a team at Portland-based HouseSpecial that includes veterans of ‘Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,’ ‘Wendell & Wild,’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ follows a child who wanders through a set of mysterious doors on a journey of self-discovery where fear and fashion intertwine.
Bad Witch Pics has shared with AWN an exclusive first look trailer and images of their new stop-motion animated short, Brim Broome Boulevard.
The film follows Jasper on Halloween night, who wanders through a set of mysterious doors and enter a journey of self-discovery where fear and fashion intertwine, a magical voyage filled with visual treats and a truly dazzling wardrobe, from the hands and minds of the house of Wiederhoeft.
Multi-hyphenate creative PJ Magerko-Liquorice makes his directorial debut, working with a Portland-based HouseSpecial team of artists that includes veterans of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Wendell & Wild, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Jordan Millington Liquorice serves as creative director (he also is responsible for the Exterior building shot), Julie Ragland (Wendell & Wild) as executive producer for animation, and Anthony Scott (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Wendell & Wild, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach) as lead animator. HouseSpecial partner, chief creative officer & director Kirk Kelley is the film’s art director; Jackson Wiederhoeft is costume and fashion designer; and Thalia Lane (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kubo and the Two Strings) is lead costume fabricator.
Watch the trailer and hold on for a wild Halloween ride:
Brim Broome Boulevard recently appeared at the deadCentral film festival in Oklahoma and the Popcorn Fright Fest, where it received the audience award. The film is slated to screen at Atlanta Out on Film, NewFest, Portland Film Festival, Santa Fe International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Virginia Film Festival, and St. Louis International Film Festival.
Source: HouseSpecial
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
