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Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood

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Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood by
 Cally Trench

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood (2022) is a very short animation film that reveals remembered objects from Cally's 1960s childhood. Each object appears and disappears like a memory, often morphing into the next one, with occasional flashes of colour. The objects include a Christmas fairy, a Snow White wrist watch, a vinyl 'single', an old penny, a pouffe, a Custard Cream biscuit, jacks, and a Brownie 127 camera. Completion date: 19th December 2022 [1 min 16 secs]

The sound is rhythmic clapping based on the nursery rhyme 'Pop Goes the Weasel'. There are three layers of sound, so that it sounds like three people clapping the same basic rhythm at the same time, but with different elaborations and variations.



Spark Micro-Short Film Festival 2024

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood is an Official Selection in 2024 Spark Micro-Short Film Festival, with online screening on the MicroMania Channel.

Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival 2024

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was an Official Selection in the 2024 Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival, with a live screening at the Capitol Theatre, Arlington, Massachusetts, on Monday 7th October 2024.

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2023

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was an Official Selection in the 2023 Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, with a live screening in the Art & Experimental Showcase at Arts Centre Washington, Tyne & Wear, 20th October 2023.

Women Over Fifty Film Festival 2023

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood won Best Animation in the 2023 Women Over Fifty Film Festival. The film was screened live at Depot, Lewes, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 in Programme 2 'Truth Hidden. Truth Revealed', and also screened online from 9th September to 9th October 2023 in Programme 5 'The Time and Space We Need'.

"A nostalgic journey through a series of iconic objects that trigger fond memories for some of us of a certain age and intrigue everyone. The bold graphic imagery is well drawn and smoothly animated and the engaging sound design also evocative of its time fitted the film perfectly." (Women Over Fifty Film Festival judges)

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was shown in 2024 in screenings at care homes and community centres, organised by the Women Over Fifty Film Festival as part of their 'Moving Pictures' programme, including Round Chapel Old School Rooms (29th February 2024), the Hub Lounge, Walthamstow (27th March 2024), and The Good Shepherd, Leytonstone (28th March 2024). The film was also included in WOFFF's 'Best of the Fest on Tour', with a screening at Ramsgate Community Centre on International Women's Day, 9th March 2024.

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was shown in Stand Up Cinema: Short Film Evening at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, on 8th September 2023.

Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival 2023

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was an Official Selection in the 2023 Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival, and was screened live on 15th June 2023 at Redline VR's Raven Room, Chicago, USA.

"We enjoy your work and always love to share it with the world." (Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival)

Walthamstow International Film Festival 2023

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was a Selected Film in the 2023 Walthamstow International Film Festival, and was screened live on 4th June 2023 at Walthamstow Trades Hall, London.

Wolverhampton Film Festival 2023

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was an Official Selection in the 2023 Wolverhampton Film Festival, with a nomination for Best Animated Film, and a live screening on 27th May 2023 at the Newhampton Art Centre, Wolverhampton.

Microacts 14

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood was an Official Selection in Microacts 14 - Artist Film Screenings, with a live screening on 30th March 2023 at Atlas Grinds, Stoke Newington, London. This was the festival premiere of Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood.

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood in Sixty Seconds by
 Cally Trench

A one-minute variant, Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood in Sixty Seconds (2023), was completed on 21st February 2023 [60 seconds].

Minute Madness Toronto 2023

Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood in Sixty Seconds was an Official Selection in the 2023 Minute Madness Toronto, with a live screening in Naturlandia Juice Bar, 2237 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Canada, on 30th November 2023, where it was awarded an Honourable Mention.

Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival 2023


Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood in Sixty Seconds was an Official Selection in the Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival - July 2023. Curated by Banks Helfrich. Screened via Facebook on Saturday 22nd July 2023, including participation by Cally Trench in a Q&A with the curator.

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