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On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns, this stop-motion animated film conjures a comforting thought: that weird is relative.

Screens with Midnight Shorts Program

YEAR 2018

CATEGORY Shorts Program Films

COUNTRY U.S.A.

RUN TIME 7 min

COMPANY Mighty Oak

WEBSITE https://www.mightyoakgrows.com/

EMAIL michaela@mightyoakgrows.com

PHONE (347) 670-4463

Credits

Director	Michaela Olsen
Screenwriter	Michaela Olsen
Producers	Michaela Olsen Jess Peterson Emily Collins
Executive Producers	Adam Belfer James Belfer Chelsea Morano
Original Score	Jade Shames
Sound Design	Anthony Galante
Additional Animation	Victoria Arslani
Additional Fabrication	Minkyung Chung Victoria Arslani Bruce Olsen Alee Bloom Laura Manns Ruby Lambie Marisha Falkovich
Set Artwork Contributions	Torie Leigh Laura Manns Zejian Shen Hayley Morris Ben Bronstein
Additional Musical Accompaniment	Jeffrey Widner Lee Cahill Duane Lauginiger
Actor	Dylan Stephen Levers Robert Kovacs Jade Shames Emily Collins

Artist Bio

Michaela Olsen

Michaela Olsen is a creative director and partner at Mighty Oak, a creative studio in Brooklyn. Her wonky, award-winning short films have tickled audiences and frightened children, screening at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Rooftop Films, Animation Block Party, and more. Michaela has been featured alongside the Mighty Oak team in Adobe Create, Oxygen, Brooklyn Magazine, Mashable, and the New York Times. Michaela lives in a Brooklyn apartment with four sinks and a dog.