A Tell-Tale Heart

An animated "mockumentary" based on Edgar Allan Poe's A Tell-Tale Heart. Using expert analysis, original documents and staged reconstructions, we examine a brutal murder committed in a small community in 1911. All images and audio are original or public domain, where appropriate copyright has been given.

  • Dave White
    Director
  • Dave White, Edgar Allan Poe
    Writer
    The Raven
  • Dave White
    Producer
  • Jenni Cole
    Key Cast
  • Jon Pickett
    Key Cast
  • Derek Banner
    Key Cast
  • Ben Waring
    Key Cast
  • Fred White
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Animation, Horror, Mockumentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 23, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Flash Animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Devizes Film Festival 2017
    Devizes, Wiltshire
    United Kingdom
    June 18, 2017
    English Premiere
    Devizes National Film Festival Award
  • Cartoon Club 2017
    Rimini
    Italy
    July 20, 2017
    International Panorama Selection
  • Southampton Internation Film Festival 2017
    Southampton
    United Kingdom
    October 19, 2017
    Nomination: Animated Screenplay
Director Biography - Dave White

Poppy and the Dead - 2010
A Midnight Tale from Jacob's Gutter - 2011
The Witch of Boxley Mill - 2011
The Halloween Trolls - 2012
Hollow - 2013
After Day Zero - 2013
Violet - A Shadow Puppet Play - 2014
Fire at the Olde Dog and Crow - 2014
The Bottleberry Orphans - 2015
A Tell-tale Heart - 2017
Good Morning, Texas - 2018

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Award winning Cartoonist, animator and amateur short film maker, creating short pieces based around whimsical and darkly humorous tales. Especially fond of the works of Tim Burton, Gris Grimly and LAIKA. My cartoons have gathered over 25,000 views on YouTube worldwide.