- Who I Am And What I Want
Infobox_Film
name = Who I Am And What I Want
director =Chris Shepherd andDavid Shrigley
producer =Maria Manton
writer =Chris Shepherd andDavid Shrigley based a book byDavid Shrigley
starring =Kevin Eldon
distributor =onedotzero
released =June 05 ,2006 | certificate = UK18
language = English
subtitles = French, Japanese
film runtime = 7 minutes
extras runtime = 14 minutes
format =NTSC ,DVD REGION 0 catalogue number = odzdvdwia001
barcode = 5060065280071Who I Am And What I Want is a 7 minute animated short directed by
Chris Shepherd andDavid Shrigley in 2005. Based on theDavid Shrigley book of the same title.Kevin Eldon voices the role of the film's main character, Pete. The DVD was released in 2006 with a 12 page booklet with art from the film.tory
Pete lives in the woods. He survives by hunting and killing. An outcast from society who finds happiness in being alone. He recalls the key moments that led him to turn his back on his hometown. Pete's is in a state of denial about the past, drinking, mental illness and what happens when he doesn't take his medication is all one big laugh to him.
History
This quirky funny black and white
animation was commissioned in 2004 by the animate! project. On completion it was given an18 certificate by theBritish Board of Film Classification , a result whichDavid Shrigley said he was proud of.David Shrigley andChris Shepherd talked for several years about making a film.David Shrigley 's book of the same title had a story which featured a narrative, a fictional autobiography. It provided a perfect basis for a film.Who I am And What I Want was programmed alongside
Farber's nerve byMorgan Miller in the 2006 Manhattan Short Film Festival's world tour, which included 137 screenings acrossthe US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. Both animations were in black and white.[http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2006/09/20/the-people-s-choice.php]
Quotes
Pete: "My name is mushroom. My name is toadstool. My name is spore. My name is fungus. My name is mildew. My name is bog, fen, marsh and swamp. My name is truffle. My name is bacteria. My name is muck...but you can call me Pete."
Pete: "Everyone around here knows me..." Pete walks along the highstreet, he walks up to the bouncer of the Golden Nugget Bar.Pete: "Morning" Bouncer: "Fuck Off!" Pete: "I'm not allowed in the Golden Nugget...Not anymore. I don't know why I'm not allowed in there. I can't remember having done anything"."
Pete: "I want to feel you breathing upon me, and I want to be water-soluble so that when I go water ski-ing and fall off I will dissolve before the sharks can eat me"."
Pete: "I don't want to live with a herd of twats who want to make me eat with a knife and fork. I'm happy here"."
Awards
*2006:Winner of Tiger Short Film Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival,
*2006:Winner of Public Choice Best Film Award at the British Animation Awards,
*2006:Winner of Best Animated Film at Kino International Film Festival, Manchester,
*2006:Winner of Best Comedy Film at Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival, Germany,
*2006:Winner of Special Mention at Granada International Film Festival, Spain,
*2006:Winner of Best Animated Film at the Wood Green Int Film Festival. UK,
*2006:Winner of Public Choice Award at Ann Arbor International Film Festival. USA,
*2006:Winner of Best Animated Film at Mediawave, Hungary,
*2006:Winner of Special Mention at the Sonar International Film Festival, Florence, Italy,
*2006:Winner of Animation Award at Darklight Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland,
*2006:Nominated for Best British Short atBritish Independent Film Awards , London, UK
*2006:Winner of Special Jury Prize at BAF06 - Bradford Animation Festival, UK
*2006:Winner of Millor Animancio Award at Festival Internacional De Filmets de Badalona, SpainCredits
Who I Am And What I Want, a film by
Chris Shepherd andDavid Shrigley .
* Voice: Kevin Eldon
* Producer: Maria Manton
* Animation: Alan Andrews, Siren Halvorsen and Ellen Kleiven
* Additional Compositing: John Taylor
* Extras Editor: Rod Main
* Sound Design: Barnaby Templer and Jake Roberts
* Music: Martin Young"A
Slinky Pictures Production.An animate! commission funded byArts Council England andChannel 4 ."External links
* [http://www.whoiamandwhatiwant.com Who I Am and What I Want] official site
* [http://www.slinkypics.com Slinky Pictures]
* [http://www.davidshrigley.com David Shrigley]
* [http://www.animateonline.org/films/whoiamandwhatiwant animate!: Who I Am and What I Want]
* [http://www.onedotzero.com One Dot Zero]
* [http://www.myspace.com/whoiamandwhatiwant My Space]
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