The Village
1993 · 14 min
Cast
Annie Griffin Dave Western James Baker
Credits
Written by: 
Mark Baker
Music: Julian Nott
Editing: Annie Kocur
Produced by: Pam Dennis
Plot
A village is ruled by the church, but is filled with hypocritical sinners who constantly spy on each other.
Sinekatalog’s take
An animated short about a village ruled by the church where hypocritical sinners constantly spy on one another. Mark Baker satirises piety and gossip with pointed, comic visuals. A neat, quick bite of wry social commentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (685 votes)
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