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1981

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United States20258 minEnglish
1981

In 1981 in suburban Long Island, New York, the mullets are long, the metal is heavy, and 14-year-old Douglas gets a birthday surprise that will change his life forever.

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In 1981 in suburban Long Island, New York, the mullets are long, the metal is heavy, and 14-year-old Douglas gets a birthday surprise that will change his life forever.

Animated Short Film ProgramShort Film ProgramAll ShortsAnimationComedyFictionAudio DescriptionClosed CaptionOpen CaptionU.S. Only- less

Screening TIMES

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Andy London

    Carolyn London

  • Screenwriters

    Andy London

    Carolyn London

  • Producers

    Andy London

    Carolyn London

  • Principal Cast

    Minnie Tonka

    Alexei London

    Carolyn London

    Tony DiMurro

  • Company

    London Squared productions, LLC

  • Website
  • Contact

    Andy London

    andysaullondon@gmail.com

    9178418527

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Andy London

    Andy London is a graphic novelist, director, and animator who’s been crafting indie animated shorts and graphic novels since the ’90s. His award-winning films have screened everywhere from Tribeca to Annecy. When he’s not making art, he’s teaching future animators and finishing his new graphic novel-memoir Let It Fall Apart.

    Panelist Name

    Carolyn London

      Carolyn London is a writer-director making live-action films, music videos, commercials, and animation with her partner, Andy, as London Squared. When she’s off set, she’s happily lost in ’70s Italian design rabbit holes — while actual rabbits saunter past her window in the Catskills.

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