Meanwhile in Another Part of the Forest

...or a dream within The Dream. While working late one night on "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Shakespeare tries to sort out the hitherings and thitherings of some of his characters and comes up with a way to give them a happy ending. Super-short mixed-media animated comedy from the one-person Seat of the Pants Film Lab (aka Deb Ethier).

  • Deb Ethier
    Director
  • Deb Ethier
    Writer
  • Deb Ethier
    Producer
  • Deb Ethier
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    comedy, animation
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 24, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 28, 2018
    Honorable Mention
  • Barcelona Planet Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • LaFF-VIN Laughter Film Festival
    Vincennes, IN
    United States
    August 10, 2018
    Official Selection
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    Winner, Best Super-short Comedy; Summer 2018
  • 300 Seconds Short Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    April 29, 2019
    Winner, Best Canadian Animation
  • Katonah Classic Stage Film Festival
    Katonah, NY
    United States
    August 31, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Deb Ethier

I have at various times in my life been an artist, musician, writer, educator, history and vintage film buff, puppet maker and children's theatre director, finally tying them all together with stop-motion and mixed-media animation. "Rusty Bolt Theatre" and "Seat of the Pants Film Lab" are basically one-person, no-budget endeavours in which I wear all of the hats.

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Director Statement

I've always been drawn to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", but it sometimes seemed like you needed a scorecard to keep track of the comings and goings of the four story threads. This little film is an attempt to sort out one of those threads in a humorous way.