The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
51 mins
The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor. A Jewish emigre from Hungary and a working class woman from Watford, England, John and Joy fell in love, created cartoons that helped the allies to win the war, and produced the first feature-length animation in British cinema history, Animal Farm (1954).
Emma Calder
Herself
Chris Shepherd
Himself
Vivien Halas
Herself
Claire Kitson
Herself
Amanda Leigh Owen
Narratpr
Jez Stewart
Himself
Antony Morris
Director of Photography
Vivien Halas
Associate Producer
Nicola Schofield
Executive Producer
Richard Shaw
Producer
Richard Shaw
Editor
David Brennan
Music
Richard Shaw
Director