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Speak! The Barking Mad World of Germany's Talking Dogs (1910-1945)

Speak! is the madcap tale of Germany’s golden age of talking dogs (1910-1945). In this animated short, three dogs—Don, Rolf, and Kurwenal—steal the spotlight during the heyday of music hall and vaudeville, attract serious academic interest from the New Animal Psychologists in Weimar Germany, and provide the inspiration for Nazi-sponsored experiments in dog-human communication at the outset of World War II.

“I am not afraid of dying. Dogs have souls and they are like the souls of men.” — Kurwenal 1937

  • Dennis Mohr
    Director
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Calvin Campbell
    Director
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Calvin Campbell
    Writer
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Dennis Mohr
    Producer
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Calvin Campbell
    Producer
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Park Bench
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Diarmid Mogg
    Key Cast
    "Don the Talking Dog, German Characters"
  • Edith Morris
    Art Director/Animator
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Charles Duchesne
    Sound Design/Mix
    The Curious Case of the Boy Jones
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4X3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • TBA
Distribution Information
  • TBA
Director Biography - Dennis Mohr, Calvin Campbell

Dennis Mohr is an award-winning documentary film producer-director and the founder of Public Pictures. Of his most recent films, The London Monster was produced in 2020, while his first animated production, The Curious Case of the Boy Jones, was produced in 2021.

Calvin Campbell has written for a variety of media, including film, computer games, and print. His most recent film, The London Monster, was produced by Public Pictures in 2020, and his first animated production, The Curious Case of the Boy Jones, was produced in 2021.

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Director Statement

If you don't have an imagination, you ain't going to see nothing!
- Ted Serios, Psychic Photographer

Public Pictures began as a company of like-minded artists whose first documentary, Reflections on a Thoughtographic Mind, investigated the hard-drinking, hard-living ex-bellhop and psychic photographer, Ted Serios, who claimed that he could imprint his thoughts onto Polaroid film.

Public Pictures has since produced award-winning arts- & culture-related documentaries featuring strong character-driven stories. These films have been broadcast internationally and screened at various festivals and renowned cultural institutions worldwide.