Salvation Has No Name is a 2022 stop motion animated short, written and directed by Joseph Wallace.[1][2] Told through a dynamic mixture of color and black with a dramatic narrative and international all-female voice cast, it is a unique animated film which explores themes of xenophobia and the refugee crisis.
| Salvation Has No Name | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joseph Wallace |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Wallace |
| Produced by | Loran Dunn |
| Starring | Itziar Ituño Yasmine Al Masri |
| Music by | Kit Wilson |
| Animation by | Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly |
Production companies | Delaval Film Autour De Minuit Animation People |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France Czech Republic |
| Language | English |
The film features the voices of Itziar Ituño (Netflix's Money Heist) and Yasmine Al Massri (ABC's Quantico).[3][4] The short is produced by Loran Dunn for Delaval Film[5] and Exec Produced by Maisie Williams and Lowri Roberts through their company RAPT[6] and co-produced by Autour de Minuit in France and Animation People in Czech Republic.[7][8] The film is funded by the BFI NETWORK,[9] France Televisions, the CNC and the Czech Film Commission.
Filmed at Aardman Animations studios in Bristol and Media City in Manchester, the film features an original score by Kit Wilson, sound design by David Kamp, with casting by Heather Basten.[10] In August 2022, the refugee organisation Choose Love was announced as the official charity partner of Salvation Has No Name with the intention to use the film as a tool to highlight the plight of refugees through their humanitarian work.[11]
Plot
editA troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a Priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.
Cast
edit- Itziar Ituño as Malabarista / Priest
- Yasmine Al Massri as Woman
- Anna Savva as Pierrot / Gossip
- Katrina Kleve as Piccolo Clown / Tailor
- Elisabetta Spaggiari as Ringmaster / Bookkeeper
- Barbara Sotelsek as Grande Clown / Boucher
Reception
editThe project was the winner of the 2017 Visegrad Animation Forum pitching competition.[12] The film had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 13 August 2022 [13] and the North American premiere took place at Rhode Island Film Festival. The film has been since selected at numerous film festivals worldwide including Encounters Short Film Festival,[14] Uppsala International Short Film Festival,[15] Aesthetica Short Film Festival,[16] Cinanima,[17] London International Animation Festival[18] and Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival.[19]
Salvation Has No Name was nominated for the McLaren Award for Animation at the Edinburgh Film Festival, received the Special Mention for Best Independent Short Award at Stop Motion Montréal in September 2022 and won both the Grand Prix for Best Short Film and the Best Direction award at Animage in November 2022.[20]
In January 2023, it was announced the film was long-listed for the British Short Animation BAFTA 2023.[21]
References
edit- ^ Skwigly (13 April 2019). "Joseph Wallace's 'Salvation Has No Name' Begins Production | Skwigly Animation Magazine". Skwigly. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "About — Joseph Wallace". Josephwallace.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Grater, Tom (20 May 2020). "Global Briefs: Shanghai Fest Delays; 'Money Heist' Star English Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Money Heist Actor Itziar Ituno To Make English Debut". Msn.com. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Salvation Has No Name". Delaval Film. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Grater, Tom. "Maisie Williams' Rapt Boards UK Animation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Autour de Minuit Line Up" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Podhradský, Michal. "Animation people točí krátký film v koprodukci s Delaval Film a Aardman Animations". Animation People. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Postroom Slate and Update | BFI NETWORK". Network.bfi.org.uk. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Salvation Has No Name | STUDIOKAMP I Music & Sound Design". Studiokamp.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (22 September 2022). "Joseph Wallace's 'Salvation Has No Name' Gets Trailer Ahead Of London Film Fest Screening". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (4 May 2017). "Visegrad Animation Forum 2017 Winners Revealed". Animationmagazine.net. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mclaren Animation 1". Edinburgh International Film Festival. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Salvation Has No Name". Encounters.
- ^ Nikkhah Azad, Navid. "UPPSALA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2022 LINEUP". Deed News. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Aesthetica".
- ^ "Cinanima".
- ^ "LIAF".
- ^ "Curta Cinema".
- ^ Massy, Lovell. "Animege 2022 unveils winning shorts from its competition program". BOB FM. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "2023 BAFTA Film Awards Longlists Unveiled". 6 January 2023.