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Stage Fright (1997)

Stage Fright poster
Directed by
Steve Box
Genre
drama, animation, horror
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
11 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A vaudeville performer and a silent film actor try to find their place as movies replace live theater. The short follows these characters as they face a changing entertainment world.

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What happens

Stage Fright is a 1997 stop-motion short film produced, directed, and written by Steve Box. The story follows Tiny, a vaudeville performer, Arnold Hugh, a silent film actor, and Tiny's co-worker Daphne, as they attempt to adjust to the coming age of film. All of the characters are voiced by Graham Fellows. The short film is eleven minutes in length, and won the 1998 BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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