Directing
Philip Hunt
Philip Hunt is a partner and creative director at London-based Studio AKA where he has directed an eclectic range of animation projects. His work includes Ah Pook Is Here. and the BAFTA winning short Lost and Found.
Known For
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth · 2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
★ 7.62020
MovieAnimationFamily
On the eve of Earth Day, a precocious seven-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents—and a mysterious exhibit at the aptly named Museum of Everything.
Lost and Found · 2008Lost and Found
★ 7.82008
MovieFamilyAnimation
A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home... even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole!
In Waves and War · 2024In Waves and War
★ 6.72024
MovieDocumentary
Three Navy SEALs leave their tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan with treatment-resistant, unrelenting psychological pain. They find themselves at the cutting edge of a different frontline: a lifesaving psychedelic therapy that brings healing to a community in urgent need.
Jojo in the Stars · 2003Jojo in the Stars
★ 6.42003
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
In a bleak and desolate world, a small creature seeks out the woman of his dreams: a high-flying circus performer with a cruel and possessive ringmaster.
Ah Pook Is Here. · 1994Ah Pook Is Here.
★ 6.21994
MovieFantasyDrama
A disturbingly organic-looking figure speaks to us of life, politics and death as the symbol of the common man toils away. Written and narrated by William S. Burroughs.
Varmints · 2008Varmints
★ 8.02008
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
Adapted and directed by Marc Craste, Varmints is a 24-minute film based on the award-winning book of the same name by Helen Ward and illustrated by Craste, that tells the story of one small creature's struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference. A crew of 35 people worked in three countries over a two year period to make the film, and an original score by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson and sound design by Adrian Rhodes complete the picture.
A Morning Stroll · 2011A Morning Stroll
★ 6.72011
MovieAnimation
In three distinct eras, a man walking down the street has an unexpected encounter with a chicken.
Spotless Dominoes · 1991Spotless Dominoes
1991
MovieAnimationFantasy
A child, a cat, a starry night but, in this world of innocence, dream and magic, obscure forces of evil awaken. This animated short revolves around the adventures of a young, horned boy and a group of six devil-like vermin that can combine themselves to make one large creature.

