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Hibernation

1985. A secret tree house. Two children disguised in animal costumes experiment to revive a bee. In fact, they are searching for a way to bring back something much bigger.

  • United Kingdom
  • 2005, 15 min
  • Director: John Williams
  • Director of photography: Kate McCullough
  • Editor: Jamie Pearson
  • Screenplay: John Williams
  • Music: Antony Telfer Brown
  • Cast: Adam Arnold, Sonny Rooney, Peter Reynolds, Adam Paroussos
  • Contacts: Andy Gordon
  • Producer: Andy Gordon, Christos Michaels
  • Production: Sound Films


John Williams

John Williams (United Kingdom) created his first comic strips when still at primary school and started with animations on his Amiga computer aged 11. In 2000 he moved to London where he has been working as an animator and director of music videos and advertisements, some of which won significant awards. Working restlessly for several  years, he decided to take one year off to work with schoolchildren affected by learning disabilities. During this year he shot his first actors short film Hibernation (2005). In 2009, he made another short film called Paraphernalia. He also introduced a feature tragicomedy The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014).