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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

"Let's Get Creative"

2012 0h 4m EN
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Synopsis
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A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.

“Let's Get Creative”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Becky Sloan
Writers
Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Joseph Pelling and Becky Sloan and Baker Terry carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Let's Get Creative".

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IMDB entry: tt2501618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Becky Sloan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 14 years ago.
  • 3Part of the "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Joseph Pelling and Becky Sloan and Baker Terry carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Let's Get Creative".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt2501618 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Classified under 16 themes, including "musical", "satire", "surrealism", "lesson".

The technical file

Runtime
4 min · 0h 4m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Part of

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Collection

Red Guy, Yellow Guy, and Duck learn about various aspects of existence that consistently take a dark turn.

Also by

Becky Sloan

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Production companies

Who made it

  • TH

    This Is It

  • Blink Industries

    Blink Industries

    GB

Key crew

  • GafferMax Halstead
  • CinematographyHugo Donkin
  • CinematographyThomas Bolwell
  • Prop MakerBecky Sloan
  • Set DesignerBecky Sloan
  • Set DesignerAndy Baker

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • musical
  • satire
  • surrealism
  • lesson
  • woman director
  • arts and crafts
  • puppet film
  • inanimate objects come to life
  • absurdism
  • animated horror
  • anthropomorphic puppets
  • sociopolitical
  • psychedelia
  • short film
  • blood
  • violence

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2012-10-24· Philadelphia International Film Festival

Also known as

International titles

  • DHMISGB
  • Don't Hug Me I'm Scared - CreativityGB
  • Creativity - Don’t Hug Me I’m ScaredGB
  • Не обнимай меня, я напуганRU

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