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Twenty years ago, I was deep in the woods—creatively speaking—making a film with the brilliant David Shrigley. The film was Who I Am and What I Want, a black-and-white animated short about Pete, a misfit who rejects society and chooses to live alone in the forest. Commissioned by Channel 4 and Animate Projects, the film struck … Read more

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ON THIS DAY 20 YEARS AGO… Pete Returned to the Forest Back in 2005, a strange little film burst onto the scene at the BFI London Film Festival. It was called Who I Am and What I Want, a black-and-white animated fever dream created by me and the inimitable David Shrigley. It told the story of … Read more