Robin Robin
TITLE
Robin Robin
DIRECTOR
Dan Ojari, Mikey Please
COUNTRY
UK
YEAR
2021
DURATION
31′
GENRE
Animation
Robin Robin
ROBIN ROBIN, an Aardman Production is the tale of a small bird with a very big heart. After a shaky nativity of her own – her unhatched egg falls out of the nest and into a rubbish dumpster – she comes out of her shell, in more ways than one, and is adopted by a loving family of mice burglars. More beak and feathers than fur, tail and ears, more cluck and klutz than tip-toe and stealth, she is nonetheless beloved by her adopted family, a Dad Mouse and four siblings. As she grows up, though, her differences make her something of a liability, especially when the family take her on furtive food raids to the houses of the humans (pronounced ‘Who-mans’) in the dead of night. Neither fully bird, nor fully mouse, Robin embarks on a food heist of her own to prove herself worthy of her family and also, hopefully, to bring them back a Christmas sandwich. Along the way, she encounters a curmudgeonly magpie who has a house full of glittery things that he’s stolen and, as it turns out, an unlikely heart of gold. He has set that heart on stealing the sparkling star from the top of a local who-man family’s Christmas tree. And who better to help him than the eternally optimistic Robin herself. The adventure brings them face-to-terrifying-face with a menacing, yet very cool Cat, who has a warm place for birds and mice alike: her tummy. Can they survive? Can they bring home the sandwich and the star? And, most of all, can Robin discover, and learn to love, who she really is, delighting her family and earning her wings in the process?
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Dan Ojari, Mikey Please
Dan Ojari graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008 with a degree in Set Design for Stage and Screen, Dan started out as a Freelance Animator, Set Designer and Model Maker, before taking an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art from 2010-2011. His 2011 MA graduation short, SLOW DEREK , premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2011 before screening internationally at over 40 film festivals and winning the Grand Prix at Animated Encounters and Animayo. Mikey Please graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2007 with a degree in Technical Arts and Special Effects, Mikey began his career directing music videos for artists such as Jeffrey Lewis, M Ward and TV on the Radio. His 2010 MA graduation short from the Royal College of Art, THE EAGLEMAN STAG , premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win over 20 awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short, Special Distinction at Annecy, The Wholphin Award at SXSW and Best Graduation Short at the British Animation Awards. The film was included in the Future Shorts festival, playing internationally in over 400 cinemas and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. His second short film, MARILYN MYLLER , which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, went on to win Best Short Film at the British Animation Awards, a Special Jury Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival and the McLaren Award for Best British Animation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In 2014, Dan and Mikey co-founded Parabella Studios, where they produced shorts, idents and commercials with commissions from clients such as Nike, E4 and Kamasi Washington. Their relaunch trailer for the 2017 series of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF earned the pair a Cannes Lion Silver award for Film Craft in Animation. In 2019, Dan and Mikey joined Aardman to co-write and direct the animated musical special ROBIN ROBIN , which is on Netflix
- Director Dan Ojari, Mikey Please
- Screenplay Dan Ojari, Mikey Please, Sam Morrison
- Cinematography Dave Alex Riddett
- Editing Chris Morrell
- Cast Bronte Carmichael, Richard E. Grant, Gillian Anderson
- Producer/s Helen Argo
- Production Company Aardman Animations
- Distributor/sNetflix
- Project Title Robin Robin
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date November 24, 2021
- Country of origin United Kingdom, United States
- Country of filming
- Language English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Dan Ojari, Mikey Please
Dan Ojari graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008 with a degree in Set Design for Stage and Screen, Dan started out as a Freelance Animator, Set Designer and Model Maker, before taking an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art from 2010-2011. His 2011 MA graduation short, SLOW DEREK , premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2011 before screening internationally at over 40 film festivals and winning the Grand Prix at Animated Encounters and Animayo. Mikey Please graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2007 with a degree in Technical Arts and Special Effects, Mikey began his career directing music videos for artists such as Jeffrey Lewis, M Ward and TV on the Radio. His 2010 MA graduation short from the Royal College of Art, THE EAGLEMAN STAG , premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win over 20 awards including a BAFTA for Best Animated Short, Special Distinction at Annecy, The Wholphin Award at SXSW and Best Graduation Short at the British Animation Awards. The film was included in the Future Shorts festival, playing internationally in over 400 cinemas and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. His second short film, MARILYN MYLLER , which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, went on to win Best Short Film at the British Animation Awards, a Special Jury Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival and the McLaren Award for Best British Animation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In 2014, Dan and Mikey co-founded Parabella Studios, where they produced shorts, idents and commercials with commissions from clients such as Nike, E4 and Kamasi Washington. Their relaunch trailer for the 2017 series of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF earned the pair a Cannes Lion Silver award for Film Craft in Animation. In 2019, Dan and Mikey joined Aardman to co-write and direct the animated musical special ROBIN ROBIN , which is on Netflix
Academy Awards
Nominee for Best Animated Short Film, 2022
Tirana International Film Festival
Special Screening, 2022
