Keep in a Dry Place and Away from Children
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Director Martin Rhys Davies Producer Richard Hutchison Country United Kingdom | 6/10 IMDb Genre Animation, Short Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1998 Writer Martin Davies, Andy Brown Screenplay Andy Brown, Martin Rhys Davies Cinematography Niels Gronlykke, Jon Gregory Similar movies The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993), The Magic Roundabout (2005), Doogal (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children is an award-winning 1998 short film by Martin Davies. The film features a soundtrack by Pram, who released the music as an EP in 1999. Reception for the short was positive, with the film winning several awards at various film festivals.
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Synopsis
The short centers on a baby that is half human, half duck that becomes fascinated with a box of matches with the image of a swan imprinted on it that an adult left on the kitchen counter. As his toys watch, he breaks out of his crib and manages to discover his wings, which had been taken away from him at birth, from a cupboard. The baby grabs the matches and lights one, only for one of his wings to catch fire, plunging him into a sink full of water. His toys then spring into action in an attempt to rescue him, some destroying themselves in the process of trying to get to him. The baby manages to pull the plug, draining the water and inadvertently sending some of his toys down the drain. The baby is then shown motionless at the bottom of the sink except for a single hand twitch. A toy falls next to him and it's left ambiguous as to whether he survived the ordeal.
Awards
Soundtrack
- Space Siren
- Space Iron (Mouse On Mars Remix)
- Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children
References
Keep in a Dry Place and Away from Children WikipediaKeep in a Dry Place and Away from Children IMDb