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Five O’clock Shadow
United Kingdom, 2004, 8'25min

Director: Malcolm Lamont

Composer: Rachel James
Sound Designer: Mark Slater
Singer: Anneka Ulmer
Model Makers: Sarah Wells, Elly Stevens
Armatures: Andy Gent
Costumes: Rose Sutton

Synopsis: The story of a bald man’s attempt to seduce his neighbour, the jazz singing bearded lady.

Malcolm Lamont

Malcolm Lamont produced his first film; “Pest!” in 1997 while studying at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. After graduating he went on to work as a puppet animator on a variety of children’s television programmes including ‘Yoho Ahoy’ and ‘PB Bear and friends’. In 2004 he completed his MA in animation at The Royal College of Art where he directed two more films included his most recent; “Five O’clock Shadow” Currently he is working as an animator on the Tim Burton animated feature film “Corpse Bride”.

FILMOGRAPHY
Pest! – 1997
Contraption Number 019 – 2003
Five O’clock Shadow – 2004

Festival Screenings to date:
Milan
Cinanima
PISAD
1st no words 36th opere nuove film festival
Animated Dreams + sleepwalkers, Estonia
Animex awards
Anima festival of cartoon and animated film Brussels
Cannes 2005 Emagiciens (winner best student short 2004)
Animated Encounters

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