HELL
A place where dreams are real, wishes come true, and everything is always awful for everyone.
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“In a Lovecraftian setting that evokes Lizzy Borden, or something diabolically worse, entities from God knows where are summoned through the art of stop motion animation.”
— Phill Tippett
Victor Hong Berries #223 - Parker Croft
— Victor Hong, The Victor Hong Berries
“Inside the Stop-Motion Inferno: How Parker Croft and Nolan Gould Used OWC ThunderBay Solutions to Bring "Hell" to Life”
— OWC Blog
The Machinery of Despair: Inside the World of Hell
Awards &
Recognitions
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Best Animation - The Anatomy Crime – Horror International Film Festival
Outstanding Achievement - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)
Best American Film - Monza Film Fest (2026)
Best Animation - Monza Film Fest (2026)
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Honorable Mention - Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2025)
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Nominee for Best Animation - New Bedford Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Outstanding Achievement - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best American Film - Monza Film Fest
Nominee for Best Animation- Monza Film Fest (2026)
Nominee for Best International Short Film - MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Animation (Short or Feature) - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Art Direction - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Animated Short Film - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
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Animation Dingle (2026)
Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)
Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)
Bloody Peach Film Festival (2026)
Carmel International Film Festival (2026)
Cortos con Ñ. International Short Film Festival (2026)
Curiosa Shorts (2026)
Dallas International Film Festival (2026)
Emmarentia Local Film Festival (2026)
FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)
FilMuzik Arts Festival (2026)
Florida Film Festival (2026)
Garden State Film Festival (2026)
GASP! Horror Film Festival (2026)
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)
Hastings Rocks International Film Festival (2026)
International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR (2026)
Lake County Film Festival (2026)
Made Here Film Festival (2026)
Monza Film Fest (2026)
MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)
New Bedford Film Festival (2026)
Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival (2026)
Northwest Film Fest (2026)
Norwalk Film Festival (2026)
Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Roosevelt Island Film Festival (2026)
Short Encounters International Film Festival (2026)
Short. Sweet. Film Fest. (2026)
SI-FAN (2026)
Southern Oasis Film Festival (2026)
Third Culture Film Festival NZ (2026)
Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)
Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Vermont Animation Festival (2026)
Wellsboro Film Festival (2026)
Westland Film Festival (2026)
Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
TECHNICAL information &
Credits
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EXHIBITION FORMATS I DCP, PRORES (4444XQ, 4444, 422HQ, 422)
ASPECT RATIO I FLAT (1.85:1) PILLARBOXED TO 4:3
RESOLUTION I 3996 x 2160
SOUND I STEREO
FRAME RATE I 24 FPS
RUNNING TIME I 5 MIN
COLOR I COLOR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN I U.S.A.
LANGUAGE I ENGLISH
YEAR I 2025
WORLD PREMIERE I ANIMATION DINGLE -
A PAPER HORSE PICTURES / ADVERSARY PICTURES PRODUCTION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH ECTO ENTERTAINMENT
DIRECTED BY PARKER CROFT
STORY BY SPIKE MILLIKEN
SCREENPLAY BY PARKER CROFT
PRODUCED BY NOLAN GOULD, PARKER CROFT, ERIKA TOTORO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS MITZI JOHNSON, ELISA CROFTANIMATION DIRECTOR ERIKA TOTORO
PRODUCTION DESIGNER SPIKE MILLIKEN
MUSIC BY MANDY HOFFMANJOHN HARDGRAVE SEAN MARQUETTE
IRIS HARDGRAVE SHARON POWERS
NARRATOR BILL WELDENDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY PARKER CROFT
EDITOR ERIKA TOTORO
LEAD ANIMATOR THADDEUS VARNESS
ADDITIONAL ANIMATION ERIKA TOTORO
PUPPETEER SPIKE MILLIKENPRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES PROVIDED BY LONDON BLUE
DIALOGUE RECORDIST AARON GOLDENMUSIC SUPERVISOR AIDAN GOULD
CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN NOLAN GOULD
BEST BOY GRANDPALEAD PUPPET FABRICATOR JOSIE HOWE
ADDITIONAL FABRICATION SPIKE MILLIKEN, ERIKA TOTORO, NOLAN GOULDSOUND DESIGNER IAN CHASE
COMPOSITORS ELLIE COPELAND, HAILEY SEE, THEDA LWIN, JENNA COLEY, ERIKA TOTORO
DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNICIAN ZAKAREE SANDBERG
COLOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY RARE MEDIUM
HEAD OF PRODUCTION EVAN BAUER
COLOR PRODUCER NUBIA LIMA
COLOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HEATH RAYMOND
COLORIST JOSH BOHOSKEYSONGS
”NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE“
WRITTEN BY SARAH FLOWER ADAMS
PREFORMED BY WALTER B. ROGERS AND COLUMBIA BAND
PUBLISHED BY COLUMBIA
COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC GROUP / EMI MUSIC”TELL ME YOU’LL FORGIVE ME “
WRITTEN BY WALTER M. ANDERSON, RAY HIBBELER
PERFORMED BY THE INTERNATIONAL NOVELY ORCHESTRA, ELLIOTT SHAW, NATHANIEL SHILKRET
PUBLISHED BY VICTOR
COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC GROUP / EMI MUSIC”NOCTURNES, OP. 9, NO. 2“
WRITTEN BY FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
PREFORMED BY JULIET MCVICKERINSURANCE SERVICES PROVIDED BY IRENE QUINTERO
MOMENTOUS INSURANCE BROKERAGE, A MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY COMPANYCASTING SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY BREAKDOWN SERVICES
FILM EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY GODOX, GOOD HAMMER, LONDON BLUE, ZEISS
THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK KAT ALIOSHIN, CHRIS BLIM, WEBSTER COLCORD, UNCLE DADDY, GODOX, ANGELA GOULD, ANNIE RICHARDSON, CHELSEA SMITH, PHIL TIPPETT, TIPPETT STUDIOS, TONY WISNIEWSKI, ZEISS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAIKA MILLIKEN
FILMED AT DOODLEWOOD STUDIOS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
© PAPER HORSE PICTURES, LLC AND ADVERSARY PICTURES, LLC 2025
