The Song of a Lost Boy

Animation

10 minutes | 2020

The Song of a Lost Boy is a BAFTA nominated stop motion short film made at the NFTS

When his voice breaks mid solo, a young choir boy has a crisis of faith and decides to run away.
A group of nomads take him in, but despite their kindnesses, the boy keeps his true identity a secret.

Credits
Director: Daniel Quirke
Producer: Jamie Macdonald
Writer: BrĂ­d Arnstein
Cinematographer: Emma Langguth
Production Designer: Steven X Haber
Editor: 🙋‍♀️ me
Composer: Darryl O'Donovan
Sound Designer: Ruanth Chrisley Thijssen
Colourist: Michael Pearce
Lead Animator: Rich Farris
Production Manager: Karim Aouad, Amy Vearncombe
CG Artist: Moritz Burkart
Compositors: Nicola Bosari, Eliis Kuusk, Pietro Abati
Lead Modelmaker: Alice Simonato

Awards
Winner – Best Short Animation, RTS Awards 2020
Nominated – Best British Short Animation, BAFTA 2021
Special Mention – Piccolo Festival dell’Animazione 2020
2nd place – International Student Creative Award 2020
Nominated – Best Short Animation, Encounters Festival 2020

Festivals
The Song of a Lost Boy was also selected for the following festivals:
Fantoche International Animation Festival; London International Animation Festival; Manchester Animation Festival; Linea D’Ombra Festival Vedo Animato Contest; Animanima Festival; Canlandıranlar Festival; Festival Animator Poznan; Leeds International Film Festival; International Animation Festival AJAYU; Tatsuno International Film Festival; Festival International d'Animation de Montréal; Animateka International Animated Film Festival; Anilogue International Animation Festival; Animax Skopje Festival; Premiers Plans Film Festival; Animac; Cardiff Animation Nights; Ciné court animé; Anima Brussels Animation Film Festival; Monstra Animation Festival; Stuttgart International Animation Festival; International Animated Film Festival Animocje; World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb