Last updated on June 11th, 2024 at 04:31 am
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Ella Blake is a stop-motion animator who is struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother. Suddenly alone in the world, she creates a macabre new puppet film, while struggling to maintain her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her animated film take on a terrifying life of their own, and the unleashed power of her imagination threatens to destroy her.
IFC Films and Shudder distribute in the US.
Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks’ film group was quoted saying: “IFC and Shudder are ecstatic to bring Robert Morgan’s riveting live-action/animation hybrid to audiences everywhere. ’Stopmotion’ is excellent as it weaves together a unique, psychological-horror with unbelievable visuals. The film joins the ranks of critically acclaimed titles such as ‘Mad God’ and ‘The Wolf House’ – breaking ground for how we perceive stop-motion in horror. We are thrilled to distribute Morgan’s first full-length feature for its theatrical release and presence on our streaming platform, Shudder.”
The feature film directorial debut of Robert Morgan.
Described as an “elevated horror film” and a “live-action/animation hybrid.”
IFC Films released Stopmotion in Theaters on February 23, 2024.
IFC Films released Stopmotion on VOD and Digital on March 15, 2024.
Stopmotion premiered on Shudder on May 31, 2024.
RLJ Entertainment released Stopmotion on Blu-ray and DVD on June 11, 2024.
Director: Robert Morgan
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