Pullin' the Devil by the Tail (2003)

Directed by

Stephen McCollum

Genre

animation

Country

Ireland

Runtime

7 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short stop motion animation film made by one person. It involves odd characters and situations in a playful but somewhat sinister style.

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What happens

Pullin' the Devil by the Tail is a short stop motion animation film, made by Stephen McCollum in 2003 that has won several awards. It was broadcast on RTÉtelevision on December 27, 2002, as part of "Animated Ireland", a showcase of Irish animation talent that was broadcast over Christmas of that year. In 2009 five follow-up episodes were released. These were individually titled: Ep 2: All The Way To Mars Ep 3: Franks Da Ep 4: The Black Cat Ep 5: Billy McFlurry Ep 6: The Wee Donkey Each episode lasts 5 minutes, and all voice-acting, writing and animation was done by Stephen McCollum (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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