The Hungry Squid
2002, English. Directed by John Weldon.
The Hungry Squid is 2002 animated short film by John Weldon, about a young girl whose homework and personal life is being disrupted by creatures, including a giant ravenous squid.[1] The film was animated using Weldon's personal style of do-it-yourself filmmaking, combining low-budget computer animation with puppets, photos and stop-motion animation in a technique he calls "digital recyclomation." The film's producer, Marcy Page, had coined the term "recyclomation" during production of Weldon's 1991 film, The Lump
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- 0h 15m
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- English
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- 10 February 2002
- Country
- Canada
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- John Weldon
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Who directed The Hungry Squid?
The Hungry Squid (2002) was directed by John Weldon and stars Derek McGrath.