Experiencing Interruptions?

Seule Tod

Seeking relief from an offending eye, a man feels he is losing the demons who motivate him - and is rewarded with cookies and unicorns. Inspired by the First Law of Thermodynamics.

  • James Middleton
    Director
    Flute Solo, Avian Flu
  • James Middleton
    Writer
    Flute Solo, Avian Flu
  • James Middleton
    Producer
    Flute Solo, Avian Flu
  • James Middleton
    Key Cast
    "Character Voices"
    The One Dollar Miracles of Battle Creek
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 13, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    42 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Esperanto
  • Shooting Format:
    digital, mp4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Depth of Field International Film Festival
    Rehoboth, Delaware
    United States
    November 30, 2021
    Excellence in Animation
  • Vancouver Independent Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    January 21, 2022
    Quarter-finalist (what the hell's a quarter-finalist?)
  • Scream It Off Screen
    Minneapolis
    United States
    December 10, 2021
    First time in this online version of their gong show festival
    Wasn't "Screamed off Screen" - a common fate at this gathering!
  • Oregon Scream Horror Festival
    The Dalles, Oregon
    United States
    March 31, 2023
    Drive-in movie premiere!
    Official Selection
  • Motor City Nightmares
    Detroit, Michigan
    United States
    July 29, 2022
    Official Selection
  • ASIFA IAD 2022
    The World
    United States
    October 28, 2022
    ASIFA Central IAD premiere
    Official Selection
  • Defy Film Festival
    Nashville, TN
    United States
    August 19, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Absurd Film Festival - 2023 Italy

    Italy
    April 21, 2023
    Italian premiere
    Finalist - Animation
  • Tokyo Shorts
    Tokyo
    Japan
    December 30, 2021
    Japan Premiere
    Semi-Finalist
  • Shorts that are Not Pants - Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 18, 2022
    Canadian premiere
    Finalist
  • Future Vision
    Japan and Netherlands Simultaneous Show
    Japan
    December 17, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Snake Alley Film Festival
    Burlington, Iowa
    United States
    June 4, 2023
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Animating Apothecary - Jim Middleton
Director Biography - James Middleton

Illustrator, animator, writer, and educator, now a gladly able to focus on animation. Happily serving as secretary for ASIFA Central. Former juror to the Ann Arbor 8mm Film Festival and the KAFI experience in Michigan (oh those were the days). Jim likes to make the most of discarded technology (although non-linear editing is just about the best thing since splicing tapes).

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Director Statement

If your stream of consciousness flows long enough, it will eventually make sense. That pulsing fog as you touch on twilight or fitfully rouse to do your feline's bidding is often the best catalyst to imagination.
I try not to let the world roll over me - I leap instead, and let it roll under. It tickles.