Dog (2001 film)

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Dog
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Directed by Suzie Templeton
Written bySuzie Templeton
Edited byTony Fish
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
5 minutes 40 seconds
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Dog is a stop motion animated short film written, directed and animated by Suzie Templeton. [1] [2] The film was made at the Royal College of Art in 2001. [3]

Contents

Premise

A young boy and his father live in a dull, lonely house with the shadow of mourning hanging over them both. The boy misses his mother and longs for reassurance about how his mother died but gets no comfort from his father's ascertains that she went peacefully. [4] To protect each other, he and his father hold their agony inside, where it festers. This tragedy is added to by the family dog which is looking increasingly unhealthy. [5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Dana (10 May 2006). "A Mixed Menu of Cartoons, Some Appetizing, Some Filling". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Sondhi, Jason (1 October 2007). "Dog". Short of the Week. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Student Television Awards 2001". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bafta winner to visit Thame Cinema". Oxford Mail. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Purves, Barry (2 October 2012). Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance. CRC Press. p. 267. ISBN   978-1-136-14062-4.
  6. 1 2 Titze, Anne-Katrin (2 December 2021). "Suzie Templeton in conversation on her Oscar-winning Peter & the Wolf and Wes Anderson". Eye For Film. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "RCA: 25 Years of Animation". British Animation Awards. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "DOG by Suzie Templeton". Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 14 October 2025.


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