A Recipe for Gruel

A Recipe for Gruel

Life, one meal at a time...

2013 · 10 min · ★ 4.2 · Animation, Drama

A splendid 10-minute animated film by Sharon Smith. It is an adaptation of a tale by Frank Key. Narrated by Key himself, it has been screened at film festivals and competitions all over the world, including Annecy, Edinburgh, Brazil and last month’s Raindance in London.

Directed by Sharon Smith · Written by Frank Key

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