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

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— 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”

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The Machinery of Despair: Inside the World of Hell

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Awards &

Recognitions

    1. Best Animation - The Anatomy Crime – Horror International Film Festival

    2. Outstanding Achievement - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    3. Best American Film - Monza Film Fest (2026)

    4. Best Animation - Monza Film Fest (2026)

  • Honorable Mention - Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2025)

    1. Nominee for Best Animation - New Bedford Film Festival  (2026)

    2. Nominee for Outstanding Achievement - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    3. Nominee for Best American Film - Monza Film Fest

    4. Nominee for Best Animation- Monza Film Fest (2026)

    5. Nominee for Best International Short Film  - MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)

    6. Nominee for Best Animation (Short or Feature) - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    7. Nominee for Best Art Direction - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    8. Nominee for Best Animated Short Film - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    1. Animation Dingle (2026)

    2. Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)

    3. Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    4. Bloody Peach Film Festival (2026)

    5. Carmel International Film Festival (2026)

    6. Cortos con Ñ. International Short Film Festival (2026)

    7. Curiosa Shorts (2026)

    8. Dallas International Film Festival (2026)

    9. Emmarentia Local Film Festival (2026)

    10. FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)

    11. FilMuzik Arts Festival (2026)

    12. Florida Film Festival (2026)

    13. Garden State Film Festival (2026)

    14. GASP! Horror Film Festival (2026)

    15. Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)

    16. Hastings Rocks International Film Festival (2026)

    17. International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR (2026)

    18. Lake County Film Festival (2026)

    19. Made Here Film Festival (2026)

    20. Monza Film Fest (2026)

    21. MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)

    22. New Bedford Film Festival (2026)

    23. Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival (2026)

    24. Northwest Film Fest (2026)

    25. Norwalk Film Festival (2026)

    26. Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    27. Roosevelt Island Film Festival (2026)

    28. Short Encounters International Film Festival (2026)

    29. Short. Sweet. Film Fest. (2026)

    30. SI-FAN (2026)

    31. Southern Oasis Film Festival (2026)

    32. Third Culture Film Festival NZ (2026)

    33. Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)

    34. Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    35. Vermont Animation Festival (2026)

    36. Wellsboro Film Festival (2026)

    37. Westland Film Festival (2026)

    38. Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

TECHNICAL information &
Credits

  • 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 CROFT

    ANIMATION DIRECTOR ERIKA TOTORO
    PRODUCTION DESIGNER SPIKE MILLIKEN
    MUSIC BY MANDY HOFFMAN

    JOHN HARDGRAVE SEAN MARQUETTE
    IRIS HARDGRAVE SHARON POWERS
    NARRATOR BILL WELDEN

    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY PARKER CROFT

    EDITOR ERIKA TOTORO

    LEAD ANIMATOR THADDEUS VARNESS
    ADDITIONAL ANIMATION ERIKA TOTORO
    PUPPETEER SPIKE MILLIKEN

    PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES PROVIDED BY LONDON BLUE
    DIALOGUE RECORDIST AARON GOLDEN

    MUSIC SUPERVISOR AIDAN GOULD

    CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN NOLAN GOULD
    BEST BOY GRANDPA

    LEAD PUPPET FABRICATOR JOSIE HOWE
    ADDITIONAL FABRICATION SPIKE MILLIKEN, ERIKA TOTORO, NOLAN GOULD

    SOUND 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 BOHOSKEY

    SONGS

    ”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 MCVICKER

    INSURANCE SERVICES PROVIDED BY IRENE QUINTERO
    MOMENTOUS INSURANCE BROKERAGE, A MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY COMPANY

    CASTING 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