Just in time for Friday the 13th, a teaser trailer for the supernatural stop-motion short Brim Broome Boulevard has arrived, offering a glimpse of a fashion-forward world of magic, where haute couture comes hot out of the cauldron. The animated film has been selected for the Newport Beach Film Fest, Out on Film, Portland Film Festival and deadCenter Film Festival.
In need of some retail therapy? Welcome to Brim Broome Boulevard! When a child wanders through a set of mysterious doors, they enter into a journey of self-discovery where fear and fashion intertwine.
The piece marks the directorial debut of multi-hyphenate creative PJ Magerko-Liquorice, who collaborated with fashion house Wiederhoeft on the film’s dazzling miniature wardrobe. The stop-motion team bringing Brim Broome Boulevard to life includes animators who worked on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Wendell & Wild and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Magerko-Liquorice wrote and directed the film, with Jordan Millington Liquorice as creative director and costume, fashion & character design by Jackson Wiederhoeft. Executive producers are Elizabeth Murphy and Julie Ragland (Wendell & Wild).
The animation team was headed by animation direct Kirk Kelley, Partner, CCO & Director at HouseSpecial, and lead animator Anthony Scott (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Wendell & Wild, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach). Thalia Lane (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Kubo and the Two Strings) is the film’s costume fabrication lead.
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