Yorick and the Temple of the Eldritch Rats

Yorick (as in "Alas, poor"), intrepid skull and genius inventor, struck off on his own after experiencing job dissatisfaction at the Globe Theatre. Building a crew of sentient mechanisms, outfitting a technologically illogical ship (the "Golden Hind-er") and attracting some very magical Eldritch Rats, he sails the seas of the Reasonable Facsimile of Earth with this stalwart band. Based on Season Two of the web series "22 Bones" this film chronicles their search for the origins of the rats on a mysterious island. Filmed in astounding FourToThreeVision (for that vintage look!), this animated comedy/parody is quirky, off-center and fun.

  • Deb Ethier
    Director
  • Deb Ethier
    Writer
  • Deb Ethier
    Producer
  • Deb Ethier
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Parody
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Speculative Film Festival
    Seattle, WA
    United States
    July 3, 2020
  • AltFF
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    Semi-finalist
  • Couch Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    Best Animation, 10-20 min, Summer 2020
Director Biography - Deb Ethier

I have at various times in my life been an artist, musician, writer, educator, history and vintage film buff, puppet maker and children's theatre director, finally tying them all together with stop-motion and mixed-media animation. "Rusty Bolt Theatre" and "Seat of the Pants Film Lab" are basically one-person, no-budget endeavours in which I wear all of the hats.

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