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The Tin Woods

While exploring an abandoned cabin, the Tin Woodman finds...his original head? Based on the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum, this short stop-motion film explores the origins of the Tin Woodman and how he came to be made of tin.

  • Nick Boxwell
    Director
  • Mattzila Duron
    Producer
    Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Kubo and the Two stings, Coraline
  • Justin Bowen
    Key Cast
    "Nick Chopper"
  • Jonathan Hull
    Score
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    fantasy, sci-fi, literature, body horror
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 28, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    11,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Stills
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Indie Director Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Best Animation Director
  • LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Film Festival

    Best Story
  • WILDsound Daily Film Festival

    Best Short Film
  • Feel the Reel International Film Festival

    Best Animated Short
  • Shared Visions FIlm Festival

    Best Animated Short
  • Animation Chico 2023

    Best Stop Motion Animated Film
  • Rolling Ideas

    Best Short Indie Animation
  • Vancouver Independent Movie Maker Awards

    Best Animation
Director Biography - Nick Boxwell

Nick Boxwell is a queer multimedia designer living and working in Portland, OR. This is Nick's first stop-motion film. Nick's co-producer, Mattzilla Duron has worked most of his professional career in stop motion, and the the two came together to make their first independently produced film.

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Director Statement

The Tin Woods is about rebuilding ourselves after trauma. We put ourselves back together piece by piece and may not even recognize our old self when enough time has passed. Our hope is that watching this film might encourage more people to go back and experience more of Baum's strange and mysterious world of Oz.