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Waxworks Owner Fumes at Closure

It’s a slow news day, but slow news is good news, unless you’re Gareth Danger; hapless owner of a doomed waxworks museum, due to be closed for being a fire hazard. Gareth’s anguish is further compounded by a broken heart and a faulty Mick Hucknall ‘action’ exhibit. Livelihoods are at stake, along with Gareth’s relationship with long-term love Julie Perplexed. Who will get custody of the LPs and their custom-built Sylvester Stallone? A bedsit is no place to be alone unless, of course, your tenancy agreement forbids dual occupancy.

Live at the scene is mercurial reporter, Malcolm Please, intrepidly bringing the events of the day into your eyes and ears. Nobody could report on a story so momentous with the same heart-wrenching pathos. Well, not with the ability to wrap up just in time for the weather.

  • Lee Charlish
    Director
    Snow; Pig Dream; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Spider; Scarecrow; Return from the Moon; The Cold Caller
  • Lee Charlish
    Writer
    Pig Dream; Snow; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Spider; Scarecrow; Return from the Moon; The Cold Caller
  • Lee Charlish
    Producer
    Pig Dream; Snow; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Spider; Scarecrow; Return from the Moon; The Cold Caller
  • Martyn Luke
    Key Cast
    "Malcolm Please (The Reporter)"
  • Stuart Walker
    Key Cast
    "Gareth Danger "
  • Louise Gale
    Key Cast
    "Julie Perplexed"
    ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother
  • Lee Charlish
    Key Cast
    "Norman Cottager"
    Pig Dream; Snow; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Return from the Moon
  • Martyn Luke
    Key Cast
    "Mike Sadface"
  • Lee Charlish
    Animation
    Pig Dream; Snow; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Spider; Scarecrow; Return from the Moon; The Cold Caller
  • Lee Charlish
    Editor
    Pig Dream; Snow; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Spider; Scarecrow; Return from the Moon; The Cold Caller
  • Lee Charlish
    Sound Design
    Pig Dream; Snow; ninetofive; Trigger Happy Birthday; Mother; Spider; Scarecrow; Return from the Moon; The Cold Caller
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Animation, HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • CKF International Film Festival
    Swindon
    United Kingdom
    January 31, 2019
  • UK Monthly Film Festival
    Online
  • New Forest Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    June 8, 2019
  • The Short Cinema
    Leicester
    United Kingdom
    August 20, 2019
  • St. Neots Film Festival
    St. Neots
    United Kingdom
    September 7, 2019
  • Barnes Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 28, 2019
  • Birmingham Film Festival
    Birmingham
    United Kingdom
    November 9, 2019
    Winner - Best Animated Film
  • Filmstock12
    Luton
    United Kingdom
    November 21, 2019
Director Biography - Lee Charlish

Waxworks Owner Fumes at Closure is Lee Charlish's tenth film. His previous films Snow (2014), Pig Dream (2016), ninetofive (2017), Trigger Happy Birthday (2017), Mother (2017), Spider (2017), Scarecrow (2018), Return from the Moon (2018) and The Cold Caller (2019), have appeared in festivals worldwide. Snow was chosen as the Best Animation at the inaugural Macoproject Film Festival in 2017 and Pig Dream won the DepicT! British Special Mention Award at the 2016 Encounters Film Festival in Bristol, United Kingdom. ninetofive won the Midlands Movies Best Animated Film in 2018. Mother won the Best Short Screenplay Award at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival in India (2017). Spider was nominated for the DepicT! Award 2018 at the Encounters Film Festival in Bristol, UK. Scarecrow will be shown on Sky as part of The Short Film Show in 2019. Return from the Moon won the Best Animated Film at the Midlands Movies Awards 2019. Lee's films have been shown in the UK, Dublin, Europe, India, USA and Canada.

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