A Letter To Colleen

Dir. Andy London / USA / 8:30 / Fiction
Haunted by the events of his 18th birthday, Andy London writes a letter to Colleen in an attempt to put his demons to rest.

Film Info Sheet

Based on the Graphic Novel A Letter to Christine
By Andy London
Printed Matter, Inc.

What Our Film Advisors Are Saying…

I think this was my favourite [film from the Moving Stories Films program]. Loved the style, the animation was great, and the story was well told. It unfolded well, was genuinely disturbing, and ended with a real impact. And I love the Pixies.
- Gary Thomas, Filmmaker

I’ve never read a graphic novel, but after watching A Letter to Colleen I feel as if I have. The graphics…have a strong sense of movement to them, and a kind of pathos that tempers, in a way, the satire and cynicism of the narration. This story isn’t for everyone…but something comes through, something fairly powerful and human.
- Nino Ricci, Author

ABOUT THE FILM: Andy has been haunted by the events of his 18th birthday for years. In a letter to Colleen, he tries to put his teenage demons to rest. Angst and awkward comedy flow freely in this animated outpouring of regret and amends.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS: Andy and Carolyn London are a writer/ director team and the founders of London Squared Productions. And they are also husband and wife. Their first film “Subway Salvation” was the audience award winner for Best Short at the 2003 Florida Film Festival, Best Animation at Sedona Film Festival and Best in Show at ASIFA San Francisco. Their second film, “The Backbrace” was shown in over 40 festivals worldwide and awarded grand prize in animation at the New York Television Festival and Best in Show at the Animation Block Party. The newest offerings from London Squared are the live-action “I’m in the Mood for Death” which premiered at the LA Shorts Film Festival and the animated, “A Letter To Colleen”. In addition to screening in over 30 festivals since it’s premiere in October 2007, “A Letter to Colleen” has been featured in the February 2008 American Cinematographer and has won the Excellence in Writing & Humor award at the 39th ASIFA East Animation Festival. The Londons are also nominees for the 2008 Rockefeller New Media Film grant. When not working on films, Carolyn writes and directs music video and commercial projects while Andy is a professor of Animation at Pratt Institute and the Parsons New School. The Londons live and work in Harlem, New York City are completing their first feature screenplay.