The New Normal

A stop-motion Christmas short for Passion Pictures, made in collaboration with The New Normal charity.
An animated Christmas card set in a post-pandemic world,
where a son returns home and faces the awkward uncertainty of how to greet his parents.

Creative Boom

Director: Anna Mantzaris
Production Company: Passion Pictures 
Music & Sound: Phil Brookes 
Modelmaking: Malin Gullstrand 
Puppets & Animation: Anna Mantzaris 
Puppet Costumes: Martha Mantzaris 
Postproduction: Hugo Vieites Caamano 
Cinematography Advisor: Donna Wade 
Additional Modelmaking: Isabel Fahlén 
Producers: Sam Gray & Becky Perryman 
Executive Producers: Andrew Ruhemann, Belle Palmer & Debbie Crosscup 
Special Thanks: Johan Edström & Saskia Burke