Daughters of the Late Colonel
8’54”, 2026
Daughters of the Late Colonel Trailer
Technique
The film is animated traditionally, with ink and paint on paper, captured under a rostrum camera while the ink is still wet. The images are small, (between 7-12cm wide) and everything is drawn at one time, there is no compositing.
Credits
Writer and Director: Elizabeth Hobbs
Producers: Abigail Addison, Fabian Driehorst, Phil Davies
Editor: Mark Jenkins
Composition: Hutch Demouilpied
Louise Brealey (Josephine), Lucy Trodd (Constanzia), Simon Kunz (Colonel Pinner & Parson Farolles)
Sound Design: Simon Bastian at Ziegermann_Audio
Festival distribution: Square Eyes, info@squareeyesfilm.com
After the death of their ill-tempered and controlling father, two middle-aged sisters find themselves at a loss. An unexpected visitor sparks the courage in them to begin their lives anew. A merry, rude, and lyrical, animated adaptation of the modernist short story of the same name, written by Katherine Mansfield in 1920.
Awards
Best Animation Short Film Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia 2026
Best Film Imaginaria - International Animation Film Festival, Italy 2026
Selected Festivals
Quinzaine des Cinéastes, France (13 – 23 May, 2026)
Vienna Shorts, Austria (26 – 31 May, 2026)
Krakow Film Festival, Poland (31 May – 7 June, 2026
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France (21 – 27 June, 2026)
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia (6 – 23 August, 2026)
Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Cyprus (6 – 9 August, 2026)
Imaginaria - International Animation Film Festival, Italy (16 – 23 August, 2026)
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland (26 – 30 August, 2026)
Fantoche International Animated Film Festival, Switzerland (1 – 6 September, 2026)
World Festival of Animated Film Varna, Bulgaria (2 – 6 September, 2026)
Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark (7 – 13 September, 2026)
Minikino Film Week - Bali ISFF, Indonesia (11 – 18 September, 2026)
Festival du Film Court de Lille, France (17 – 27 September, 2026)
Helsinki IFF Love & Anarchy, Finland (17 – 27 September,2026)
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada (23 – 27 September, 2026)
LINOLEUM Animation Festival, Ukraine (29 September – 4 October, 2026)
Filmfest Sundsvall, Sweden (29 September – 4 October, 2026)
Special screenings
Forum des images - Directors' Fortnights program, Paris, France (14 June, 2026)