written and directed by Peter W. Allen
narrated by Michael F. Cahill
Screenings:
London International Documentary Festival, May, 2011, London, UK
West End Film Festival, March, 2011, West End, Qld, AUSTRALIA
Dam Short Film Festival, February, 2011, Boulder City, NV, USA
Animations @ Art Basel, December, 2010, Miami Beach, USA
Clair-Obscur Filmfestival, December, 2010, Basel, SWITZERLAND
Flip Animation Festival, November, Wolverhampton, UK
Olympia Film Festival, November 12-20, 2010, Olympia, USA
Philadelphia Film Festival, October 14-24, 2010, Philadelphia, USA
DOK Leipzig, October 18-24, 2010, Leipzig, GERMANY
FIA Stockholm, October 13-17, 2010, Stockholm, SWEDEN
Bangkok Indiefest, August 6-8, 2010, Bangok, THAILAND
Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, August, 2010, Washington, USA
Melbourne International Animation Festival, June, 2010, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Australian International Animation Festival, May, 2010, Wagga Wagga, AUSTRALIA
About the film:
'The Cockerels Egg' tells the true story of a bizarre animal trial that took place in 1474.
In the town of Basle, on the Swiss, French and German border a rooster was arrested and put on trial for laying an egg.
The bird was charged with witchcraft for its unnatural act.
Both the rooster and its egg were found guilty and sentenced to burn at the stake.
'The Cockerels Egg' is a very short animated film that takes a humourous look at the event and some of the superstitions that encouraged this extreme response.
'The Cockerels Egg' runs for one minute and sixteen seconds (0:01:16:00) and is currently being submitted to film festivals worldwide.
Watch the film:
The Cockerels Egg from Peter Allen on Vimeo.
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