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The Chihuahua Messiah
Mark Simon Hewis
average rating from 28 members 
       
drama | 2005 | London | 10 min
Published 16 Dec 05
Kitty is a girl on the brink of adulthood; plagued by the memory of her vacant father and the gift he gave her.
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A live action/animated tale about Kitty and her mother who live on the lonely moors. Kitty is a girl on the brink of adulthood; plagued by the distant memory of her vacant father, the gift from him of a special Chihuahua, and where he put it.

The animals that surround their home are growing restless. Her strange and religious relationship with these animals takes on a disturbing dimension when she decides to confront her disbelieving mother.
short fact
This film was never supposed to be this weird. Time restraints on the edit meant that one whole scene had to be cut to get it under the 10-minute mark. This was one of the regulations Film London – the funders – placed on the project. The lost scene explains a lot more than is on screen in the final cut. But then that’s what happens with filmmaking; things happen that you don’t plan for and the film suddenly becomes it’s own.
crew
  • art director Dean Owens
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    cast
    • Kitty Annalie Wilson
    • Little Kitty Sara Mostert
    • Jayne (Mother) Tracy Bargate
    • Father Michael Griffiths
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    budget
    £8500
    © 2005 Mark Simon Hewis

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    comment by Alice  Thomas
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    posted Feb 4, 2006

    Didn´t quite understand this odd short but liked it anyway.
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    comment by steve  rogers
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    posted Jan 3, 2006

    Weird stuff! Not quite sure what it all means, but thought that the religious stuff was very clever. Loved the animation. Great sly humour, too.

    comment by Oliver  Copping
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    posted Dec 30, 2005

    The 'stylistic' elements are powerful - the atmosphere, music, shots all work together really well. The story however didnt really grab me.
    comment by Alun  Pughe
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    posted Dec 30, 2005

    Superb.
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    funded by
    UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, in association with Film London.

    distributed by
    Short Circuit Films

    selected by
    BBC New Talent - this film was a Runner-Up for the BBC New Filmmakers Award 2005.
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