Manoman

TITLE “Manoman” by Simon Cartwright*
STUDIO/SCHOOL Nowness

Using a mixture of rod marionette puppets and animation, London-based director Simon Cartwright’s darkly comic short tells the story of Glen, a man who attends a Primal Scream therapy class that causes him to release something deep within that knows no limits…

 

Directed by Simon Cartwright at the National Film and Television School, 2015. Nominated for 2015 BAFTA for Best British Short Animation, winner of SXSW jury award for Midnight Shorts, and screened at Cannes, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Tampere, and Sundance, among other festivals.