Hibernation

Hibernation is a 15-minute sombre/dramatic film that is a mixture of live action and animation. The film is about Sidney and Jason, two boys in animal costumes, who are performing an experiment to find a way to bring their friend Robin back from 'hibernation'.

Characters

 * Sidney, a boy wearing a grey dog costume. Played by Sonny Rooney, with Sidney voice-over by Harry McKeady.
 * Jason, a boy wearing a brown bear costume. Played by Adam Arnold.
 * Robin, a 'hibernating' boy wearing a fox costume. Played by Adam Paroussos.
 * Hunter, police officer. Played by Peter Reynolds.

Merchandise
Hibernation was available on Best v Best volume 2 DVD

Awards
Hibernation won
 * the 2005 Zagreb Film Festival short feature award
 * the 2005 Manhattan Short Film Festival Grand Prize

Production credits

 * Written & Directed by John Williams
 * Co-produced by Sound Films and Screenchannel
 * Produced by: Andy Gordon & Christos Michaels
 * Executive producer: Peter Lowe
 * Assistant producer: Anthony Walters
 * Associate producer: Spencer Nash


 * Director of photography: Kate McCullough
 * Production designer: Fiona Clarke
 * Editor: Jamie Pearson
 * Costume designer: Robert Allsopp
 * Composer (music): Antony Telfer Brown