The Lump

19917 min 35 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: John Weldon

Production: David VerrallBarrie McLean

Script: John Weldon

A short and unattractive man develops an inert but highly attractive lump on top of his head. By simply buttoning his shirt over his face he changes his life! An animated parody on the superficiality of those qualities that lead to popularity and power.

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Subject categories

  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Individual in Society

Credits

director
John Weldon
script
John Weldon
animation
John Weldon
music
John Weldon
producer
David Verrall
executive producer
Barrie McLean
sound
Normand Roger
Denis Vincent
re-recording
Shelley Craig

Awards

  • Quebec-Alberta Award 1993 - Innovative cinema less than 60 minutes - with a cash prize of 1,250$Quebec-Alberta Prizes (Television - Cinema)
  • Gordon Bruce Award for HumourInternational Animation Festival
  • Special Jury Award - Category: SociologyNational Educational Media Network Competition
  • Honorable mention - Category: Guidance and ValuesItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • Second Prize - Category: Animated Short, 6 to 15 minutesInternational Children's Film Festival
  • Fist Prize - Category: Animation - with a cash prize of 200$USAnnual College and Independent Film and Video Festival
  • Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Arts and Culture / Humor & Satire International Film and Video Festival
  • Honorable Mention - Category: AnimationBACA Film and Video Festival / The Brooklyn Arts Council