Heirlooms is a beautifully crafted animated documentary series that artfully explores the relationship between people and their heirlooms. Based on 10 interviews with men and women from diverse cultural backgrounds, these animations bring to life the emotions each heirloom arouses.

These feelings inextricably bind their current owner with their past. The compact nature of the one-minute format transforms fascinating true stories into poetic visual narratives, delicately imagined and rendered by award winning animators, Susan Danta and Wendy Chandler.

The series uses a variety of animation techniques such as paint-under-camera style animation and cutout animation. These techniques, combined with the use of original photographs, reveal the intimate personal stories that the heirloom symbolises.

These moving narratives showcase the universal tradition of passing down family heirlooms, uniting the myriad of cultures that make up our contemporary society. Heirlooms, no matter how small or valuable, offer an immeasurable insight into our past in order to better prepare us for the future.

CREDITS

Created by Susan Danta

Produced by Wendy Chandler

Ajak’s Story, Anne’s Story, Asha’s Story,
John’s Story, Henry’s Story, Peter’s Story, Michelle’s Story
Directed and animated by
Susan Danta

Franco’s Story, Jeff’s Story, Sophie’s Story
Directed and animated by
Wendy Chandler

Editor
Wendy Chandler

Consultant Producer
Jo-anne McGowan

Titles Design
Gillian O’Connor

Designer - Peter’s Story
Anna Tow

Animators - Peter’s Story
Anna Tow & Susan Danta

Assistant Animator - Anne’s Story
Antonio Artese


Sound Designer/Mixer
Nigel Christensen

Sound Editors
Rosie Chase, Sophie Gleitzman, George Turnure

Music Composed by
Claire Deak

Additional Music
Ajak’s Story
“Alleca Bugum” - Come Together
Written & Performed by Ajak Kwai
Licensed courtesy of Ajak Kwai ajakkwai.com

Video Camera & Sound Recordist
Joanne Parker

Stills Photographer
Todd Clarke

Digital Grading by
IC Films

Colourist
Warren Lynch

Production Accounting
Jill Dures

Legals
Caroline Verge



THANKS TO

Carol Sklan, Mike Cowap, Chris Danta, Ian Nielson, Rob Leggo, Elissa Drew, Henry Chan, Mary Chan, Anne Salisbury, Sophie Harper, Dianna Harper, Peter Crombie, Donald Crombie, Ajak Kwai, Franco di Chiera, Jeff Cooper, Asha Chand, Michelle Hondros, Evelyn Salvaris, the Chandler-Morrison Family, the Kim Family and the Danta Family.


Principal Investor
Screen Australia

© Screen Australia & Parasol Productions 2009







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