BLUE BOTTLE 2020


A story of Independence: a hot water bottle who learns to embrace the cold. A silent animation, Blue Bottle explores the nature and values of relationships, touching on themes of comfort, support and abandonment, told through an evocative line drawing and water colour style

Director & Animator: Jenny Wright
Writer & Producer: Jake Cunningham
Composer: Anthony Ing
Sound Designer: Ben Goodall

Funded by BFI Network

Length : 7  mins
Size: 1920x1080 HD 16:9
Sound: Stereo
Formats: Prores HQ



Festivals & Screenings:
Festival De Savigny (Switzerland) June 2021
La Guarimba (Italy) August 2021
LFF For Free @ BFI Southbank (UK) October 2021
Independent FilmFest Osnabrück (Germany) October 2021
Bolton Film Festival (UK) October 2021
Norwich Film Festival (UK) November 2021
The Hague Global Film Festival (The Netherlands) November 2021
Underwire Festival (UK) March 2022

Online Premiere on Directors Notes: directorsnotes.com/2022/05/13/jenny-wright-jake-cunningham-blue-bottle/
Film London Case Study: filmlondon.org.uk/latest/animation-short-case-study-blue-bottle
UK Premiere at BFI LFF 2021: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff