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