SAY CHEESE
(A cat and mouse drama about greed and fear)

SAY CHEESE

Say Cheese is the story of a little mouse who bites off more than he can chew. Literally...

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His greed drives him to eat so much cheese that he can hardly move, and as he hears a cat's meow in the distance, his fears take over. Driven by sheer terror he manages to laborously heave himself across the expansive house towards saftey.

But when he finally arives at his little mouse hole, he no longer fits in it. And the cat is drawing ever closer...

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In a humorous vein the story touches on our darker sides - greed, gluttony, fear, cowardice.

All of these are mirrored in the protagonist - a greasy little rodent with an over active imagination. A character that we are torn between sympathizing with and despising, unsure whether the reflection is charming or disgusting.

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The conclusion is a bittersweet happy-end mixed with relief and embarrassment as he discovers that his fears and appetites were his only real enemies.



Say Cheese is now online!

download Say Cheese In addition to seeing "Say Cheese" on the big screen at the festivals listed below, you can also see an online version of Say Cheese at From The Siggraph Electronic Theater Archives

Or even own it on DVD along with a bunch of other fun films from The Shorts Drawer 2004



FESTIVALS

You can see Say Cheese at the following festivals:

Festival Dates, Location & awards (2001-2002)
Animago Germany (World Premiere!) Munich, June 29
(2nd Place "Professional Animation/Film")
Anima Mundi Brasil Rio de Janeiro July 13-22, São Paulo 25-29
World Animation Celebration (US Premiere!) Los Angeles, Aug 7-12
Siggraph in the Electronic Theater Los Angeles, Aug 12-17
("Say Cheese" was subsequently featured on a Japenese TV show about Siggraph,
and received a private screening at Disney for their VIP who couldn't make Siggraph)
Edinburgh International Film Fest UK Edinburgh, Aug 12-26
3D Film Festival Denmark Copenhagen , Oct 23-26
(I will also be doing a talk there about the making of "Say Cheese")
Art Futura Spain Barcelona , Oct 25-28
(The Art Futura catalog can also be seen at New York’s MOMA, the Guggenheim,
and selected libraries in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, London, Milano...)
Mediarama Electronic Theater Spain Seville , Nov 21-25
Just For Laugh's Eat My Shorts Montreal, Canada July 11-21, 2002
MMCFF Lexington, KY August 21-24, 2002
Hiroshima Japan August 22-26, 2002
From 1438 entries, "Say Cheese" was one of 73 films chosen for the official selection
Brisbane International Animation Fest Australia Oct 9-13 , 2002
"We received and incredible number of local, national, and international entries of an extraordinarily high standard and were utterly overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response. I am honoured to invite your entry Say Cheese for inclusion in our programme"
Punchon Intl. Student Animation Fest(PISAF) Korea Nov 9-13 , 2002
Holland Animation Film Festival Utrecht, Holland Nov 13-17, 2002
VEAF (Vancouver Effects & Animation Fest) Canada Feb, 2003
Spike & Mike's "Sick & Twisted" Festival (touring throughout the U.S.)
**Animator update!** Well it took over two years, but to his credit, Spike did finally pay me. I think its cool when people make an effort to make things right, so good for you Spike. You're forgiven :).

Stay tuned for more listings!


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Making of Say Cheese with all sorts of insider dirt!



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