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DUCKS

A perfectly normal day in the park

  • AJ Jefferies
    Director
  • AJ Jefferies
    Writer
  • Megalithic Sound
    Music and sound design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 12, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Interfilm/KUKI 18 Berlin 2025
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 4, 2025
    Award - Best Short Film for Children
  • Viborg Animation Festival 2025
    Viborg
    Denmark
    September 12, 2025
    Danish Premiere
    Award - Youth Jury
  • Sweaty Eyeballs 2025
    Baltimore
    United States
    September 12, 2025
    North American Premiere
    Award - Audience Choice
  • Manchester Animation Festival 2025
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    November 11, 2025
    MAFter Dark Audience Choice
  • LIAF 2025
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 6, 2025
    Honourable Mention
  • Pictoplasma 2025
    Berlin
    Germany
    May 1, 2025
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • BLON Animation and Games Festival 2025
    Klaipėda
    Lithuania
    September 11, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Pictoplasma NYC 2025
    New York
    United States
    September 25, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025
    Fredrikstad
    Norway
    October 23, 2025
    Global Competition
  • Pictoplasma London 2025
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 6, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Short Com
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 27, 2025
    UK Premiere
  • SITGES 2025
    Sitges
    Spain
    October 9, 2025
    Spanish premiere
    Official Family Selection
  • SPARK Animation
    Vancouver
    Canada
    October 17, 2025
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Bitbang 11
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 28, 2025
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Norwich Film Festival 2025
    Norwich
    United Kingdom
    November 8, 2025
  • GIRAF 21
    Alberta
    Canada
    November 13, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Foyle Film Festival
    Derry
    United Kingdom
    November 19, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Philly Animationfest
    Philadelphia
    United States
    November 23, 2025
    Official Selection
  • WFest 2025
    Catalonia
    Spain
    October 2, 2025
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - AJ Jefferies

AJ Jefferies is an independent multi-disciplinary director, animator, illustrator and designer.

He has been creating images, characters and animations for the advertising, gaming and entertainment industries professionally since 2001. In 2018 he started to work on his own films, most notably 'H O R S E' (2020), which earned a Vimeo Staff Pick, among other awards.

AJ has worked with clients such as Netflix, MTV, Sony, Apple, Universal Music and many more. He really likes trying to make people (and kids) laugh, and nothing in the world is going to stop him.

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Director Statement

DUCKS are incredible creatures. The way they move, the way they sound. I really do adore them.

I'm not alone in this, ducks have been a popular muse for animators and artists for centuries. I am fortunate enough to live in a place that has a LOT of ducks nearby... There's even a river at the bottom of our road, teeming with hordes of the little quacking beauties and, of course, people keen to see them.

However, I feel that not everyone fully understands our feathery friends, at least, not to the degree they should. So, I made this film to educate people all about them. To fill in some important gaps and ultimately, to allow both species to live together, in harmony.