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The Wind and the Whimpering

Confined between man and animal, Toad struggles to understand the justification for his existence. Saturated with the monotony of honest marshland work, his dormant hungers are awoken and he desperately tries to hold together the fraying edges of his identity.

  • Laurence McManus
    Director
  • Laurence McManus
    Writer
  • Laurence McManus
    Producer
  • Jessica Benson
    Producer
  • Arlo Carter
    Key Cast
    "Toad"
  • William Wolfe Hogan
    Key Cast
    "Uncle Newt"
  • Paul Brodie
    Key Cast
    "Mister Weasel"
  • Judyta Potocka
    Director of Photography
  • Freyja Pakarinen
    1st Assistant Director
  • George Lowe
    Sound Designer and Recordist
  • Heather Denyer
    Makeup Designer
  • Andie Scott
    Production Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Absurdist
  • Runtime:
    33 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 20, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 2k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Prishtina International Film Festival
    Prishtina
    Kosovo
    September 23, 2022
    Regional Premiere
    Official Selection
  • BIDEODROMO Internacional Experimental Film and Video Festival
    Bilbao
    Spain
    October 31, 2022
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection / Semi-Finalist
  • Cinergo International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    October 1, 2022
    Greek Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Insomnia Film Festival
    Helsinki
    Finland
    June 24, 2022
    Finnish Premiere
    Best Fiction Short
  • Crossing The Screen International Film Festival
    Eastbourne
    United Kingdom
    January 28, 2022
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Asheville Fringe Arts Festival
    Asheville
    United States
    January 27, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Angaelica
    Pasadena, California
    United Kingdom
    August 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Retro Avant Garde Film Festival
    Venice
    Italy
    September 1, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Laurence McManus

Born and raised in the New Forest, the strange-hoods of rural England were formative in Laurence's growth as a filmmaker. He has written and directed short films, experimental projects for exhibition and online series for the British Comedy Guide. In 2021, he wrote and directed The Wind and the Whimpering, a medium-length fiction which screened across Europe. He is now based in Kraków, Poland and in development for a feature film project with his partner and collaborator Judyta Potocka.

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