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Frank told a joke at his new place of work. Nobody laughed. Now at 3.00am he's unable to sleep as he obsesses and ruminates over this social faux-pas, leading him to ponder on the nature of memory itself. He becomes trapped in a loop, a self-imposed purgatory for what seems like an age as the clock ticks by.

FRANK’S JOKE was commissioned by the BBC and BFI as part of Animation 2018, and was broadcast on BBC4. The film combines live-action puppetry and hand-drawn animation.

Director/Animator/Writer: Ed Bulmer
Co-writer: Andrew Eu
Producer: Shereen Ali
Cinematography: Bertrand Rocourt
Production Design: Anna Rzezniczek
Costume Designer: Kathryn Poon