The Masque of Blackness - Hand Drawn Animation (2018)
The Masque of Blackness Reimagined - 12'45" hand drawn animation (2018)
The Masque of Blackness Reimagined 12’45” a hand drawn animation (2018)
Epoh Beech’s animated film The Masque of Blackness Reimagined (12′ 45″) (2018) reimagines and weaves together elements of Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness and Ben Jonson’s Jacobean play The Masque of Blackness. It has themes of moonlight, rivers and alchemical symbolism.
It was created over 7 years out of thousands of charcoal drawings, the animation explores the spirit of place to take you on a journey from West Africa to the Rivers Thames in London and Rhine in Northern Germany. Our guides on the journey are a time traveling grey seal called Hermes and Pegasus the mythological winged horse. Please here for more information on The Masque of Blackness Reimagined
Credits
Drawing and Animation – Epoh Beech
Music – Esben Tjalve
Compositing and Digital Animation – Matthew Thomas
Additional Animation – Aleksandra Zareba–Zeltsch
Movement Reference Modelling – Julia Gillespie
Movement Reference Modelling – Douglas Faulkner
Editing and Sound Design – Matthew Thomas
Written by – Epoh Beech
Directed – Epoh Beech
Produced – Epoh Beech
Film Festival Awards 2019 – 2020
Winner – Best Animated Short Film – St Cloud Film Festival – Minnesota, US
Winner – Best Animated Short Film – International Animation Film Festival Golden – Kuker Sofia, Bulgaria.
Winner – Best Animated UK Short Film – The London International Motion Picture Awards, UK
The Honourable Jury Special Mention for Animation – The Noida International Film Festival, India
Nomination for Best International Short Film – The Irish Animation Awards, Ireland
Nomination for Best Animation – The Crystal Palace International Film Festival – London, UK
Nomination for Best Animation – Underwire Film Festival – London, UK
Nomination for Best Animation – and Best Art Film – New Renaissance Film Festival, Amsterdam
Nomination for Best Animation – Lebanese Independent Film Festival, Beirut
Nomination for Best Animation – Portobello Film Festival – London, UK
Film Festival Official Selections 2019-2020
Official Selection for Screening – Cinequest International Film Festival – California, US
Official Selection for Screening – RiverRun International Film Festival – North Carolina, US
Official Selection for Screening – Brooklyn Film Festival – New York, US
Official Selection for Screening – The Berlin Short Film Festival, Germany
Official Selection for Screening at Panorama – The Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia
Official Selection for Screening – Athens Animfest – Athens, Greece
Official Selection for Screening – Soho International Film Festival - New York, US
Outdoor and Museum Screenings 2018 – 2020
National Theatre Fly Tower - Monumental Outdoor Projection - part of The Thames Festival, September 2018
ProjekTraum Kunstverein - Bahnhof 25 Kleve - Monumental Outdoor Projection - part of In der Erbene Festival, 2019
Museum Schloss Moyland - Northern Germany– Wochenende Graphik – Animation Screening, November 2019
Winner of Best Animation UK Short Film L.I.M.P.A. (2019)
Winner of Best Animation Award Saint Cloud Film Festival US (2019)
Winner of Best Short Animated Film Golden Kuker Sofia Bulgaria (2019)