“Short Changed”
SAFF 2019 Award Winner
A stop-motion animated short film about a couple’s struggle against the system in a world where everyone is made of money.
Director Biography
Zoë Hutber is a BAFTA-nominated stop-motion animator with a degree in animation from Edinburgh College of Art. Her graduation film Short Changed received international acclaim and screened at festivals around the world including Edinburgh International Film Festival, Animation Nights New York selection at Cannes and was nominated for RTS Student Scotland and BAFTA Scotland Awards for Best Animation. Since the critical success of Short Changed, Zoë has directed her first independent short film Toyhood, which received support from the Cosgrove Hall Archives, and was selected for pitching at Animarkt. Zoë enjoys writing and directing socially relevant stories told through stop-motion quirky aesthetics, with a focus on sustainable practice.
Director’s Statement
This film is very precious to me, which is maybe part of the reason that it still isn’t online. It’s been a long time now since it came out on the festival circuit but I’m still clinging to the idea of releasing it with an online platform, since having some bad luck with streaming platforms falling through, I’m giving it one last push in 2023 to find it an online home.
Film stills
