Underplayed Gems

Angela's Christmas (2017)

Angela's Christmas poster
Directed by
Damien O'Connor
Genre
children's film, Christmas film
Country
Ireland
Runtime
30 min
Rated
G
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 249 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An animated short set in 1910s Limerick. A young girl named Angela worries that everyone should have a warm and happy Christmas, so she takes small steps to make that happen.

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What happens

Angela's Christmas is a 2017 animated short film directed by Damien O'Connor, written by Will Collins and Damien O'Connor and starring the Oscar nominees Ruth Negga in the role of Angela's mother, and Lucy O'Connell as Angela. The plot is based on the children's story from Pulitzer Prize winning Irish author Frank McCourt, and is set in Limerick, Ireland in the 1910s. The story revolves around Angela's (Lucy O'Connell) desire to make sure everyone is having a great Christmas. The film's cast and production team received three nominations at the 46th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and three at the 2018 Emile Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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