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OFFICIAL SITE

SYNOPSIS

Nling is an impenetrable walled slum city whose inhabitants are cut off from the world outside. In this redemption story, animated entirely with paper print outs, a Nlingian man and his best friend Donkey tunnel beneath the wall to find food and alcohol.

TECHNIQUE

Each frame of this film was printed out on a consumer printer, cut out by hand and rephotographed with a desktop scanner

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: OFFICIAL SELECTION

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: OFFICIAL SELECTION

WINNER: BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM: JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL

WINNER: HONOURABLE MENTION FOR BEST SHORT FILM: NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL

WINNER: MERIT AWARD FOR ANIMATION: ARIZONA FILM FESTIVAL

My Blog

Nling now available at Indieflix

To buy Nling on dvd or streaming you can go here: http://www.indieflix.com/Films/TheTragicStoryofNling
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Nling available to buy or rent at BigStar.tv

By the good graces of the island paradise of Tuvalu, Nling is now for sale online again. You can rent or buy it here:http://www.bigstar.tv/movie/the-tragic-story-of-nling
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:07:00 GMT

Nling nominated for Genie Award!

The Tragic Story of Nling has been nominated for a Genie Award in the category of Best Live Action Short Drama. http://www.genieawards.ca/Genie28/gennoms.cfm
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:31:00 GMT

Film Threat includes Nling on its list of the Ten Best Unseen Films of 2007

If Samuel Beckett made animated shorts, he would've created something along the lines of Jeffrey St. Jules' weirdly hilarious story of an alcoholic man and a talking donkey plotting to escape a post-a...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:54:00 GMT

Film Threat review: "Hooray and hallelujah for "The Tragic Story of Nling"

THE TRAGIC STORY OF NLING by Phil Hall(2007-01-23)2007, Un-rated, 15 minutes, Intrepid Film Arts 2007 SUNDANCE ONLINE SHORT! Hooray and hallelujah for "The Tragic Story of Nling," which is one of the ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:54:00 GMT