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Eyeballs in the Darkness

2022 1h 47m RU
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8.5
MASTERPIECE
★8.5TMDB · 2
AdventureComedyFantasyAnimation
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Tux and Fanny are back and they’re looking for a new home. Come along as they discover VHS tapes hidden under beds, forgotten statues in the desert, and brain biting ladybugs. Will they find a place to call their own or are these two friends destined to roam the land forever?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Albert Birney
Writers
Albert Birney
Languages
English, French, Russian
Countries
United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Russian.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tux and Fanny Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Deacon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Albert Birney shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt24163874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Albert Birney directs. Dan Deacon scores. Albert Birney cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 2Released 4 years ago.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Russian.
  • 4Part of the "Tux and Fanny Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 6Original score by Dan Deacon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor Albert Birney shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt24163874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 10Classified under 13 themes, including "dreams", "surreal", "stop motion", "desert".

The technical file

Original score
Dan Deacon
Editing
Albert Birney
Runtime
107 min · 1h 47m
Status
Released
Budget
$200
Original language
RU

Part of

Tux and Fanny Collection

Movies in the Tux and Fanny series.

Also by

Albert Birney

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Cartuna

    Cartuna

    US

  • SW

    Sweaty Eyeballs Animation

  • PI

    Pixilart

Key crew

  • AnimationAlbert Birney
  • MusicBruce Willen
  • MusicAlbert Birney
  • EditorAlbert Birney
  • ThanksJane Schoenbrun
  • ThanksGraham Mason

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • dreams
  • surreal
  • stop motion
  • desert
  • nature
  • dream sequence
  • ghost
  • mixed media
  • 3d animation
  • pixel art
  • vhs release
  • blu-ray
  • cicada

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2022-11-24
  • Digital2023-02-28

Also known as

International titles

  • Tux and Fanny part 2US
  • Tux and Fanny 2US

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