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
Self
Chris Shepherd
Self
Vivien Halas
Self
Claire Kitson
Self
Amanda Leigh Owen
Narrator
Jez Stewart
Self
Vivien Halas
Associate Producer
Nicola Schofield
Executive Producer
Richard Shaw
Director
Richard Shaw
Producer
David Brennan
Music
Antony Morris
Director of Photography
Richard Shaw
Editor