From the creator:
Tend tells the story of a father and daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart. As he struggles to keep the fire burning, the father loses sight of what’s truly important – and spirals into an obsession with the flames.
Tend was commissioned by WeTransfer, and premiered at OFFF Barcelona 2018.
"Animade’s charmingly minimal film for file sharing platform WeTransfer explores the dangers in the distractions of everyday life"—Creative Review
"Animade’s captivating short film Tend is a metaphor for modern day fatherhood"—It's Nice That
Credits:
Written and directed by—Tom Judd & Ed Barrett
Commissioned by—Rob Alderson at WeTransfer
Producer—Laura Darby
Music composition and sound design—Sounds Like These
Digital animation:
Ricard Badia
Ed Barrett
Michael Davies
Frida Ek
Stewart Harvey
Dev Joshi
Tom Judd
Alex Lund
Lana Simanenkova
Milo Targett
Cel animation:
Ed Barrett
Emma Ehrling
Frida Ek
Olivia Golding
Alex Lund
Alice Seatherton
Lana Simanenkova
3D animation:
Ricard Badia
Scott Lockhart
Layout artists:
Ed Barrett
Emma Ehrling
Lana Simanenkova
Alex Lund
Tom Judd
Compositing:
Ed Barrett
Michael Davies
Stewart Harvey
Scott Lockhart
Dev Joshi
Tom Judd
Press and marketing:
Amy Egan
Special thanks:
Rob Alderson
Sam Heath
Joe Connor
Oli Slack
Theo Krish
Søren Lund Nielsen
James Chambers
The Barretts
The Judds
Dani Currie
Georgie Lister-Fell
Katie Nash
Heather Graham