FESTIVALS:
Anifest
| Canterbury Animation Festival 2007
SCREENINGS:
Channel Frederator Featured Animation of the Week
(Interview)
AtomFilms Showdown! Winner
MONKEY
BUSINESS (2007)
Animated Short Film
3D CGI Animation (Maya)
4 mins 30 secs
‘Monkey
Business’ is the story of one small monkey’s determination
to build an idol which he can adore and worship amid an eerie
forest filled with tyrannical birds and personal demons. Armed
with only a green leaf, a hammer, and a large portion of grit
and determination, our hero embarks on an unforgettable and
life-changing journey in the name of what he believes in. Can
he achieve his goal and create something he loves? More importantly,
can the monkey keep his cool under provocation?
Loaded with religious subtexts, this simple story of a monkey
and his dream parodies wider issues of war, taste and cultural
otherness as a monkey’s business becomes a human’s
moral dilemma. At the same time, ‘Monkey Business’
is a colourful and entertaining animated film that will leave
you chattering like a monkey for hours.
