10 x 22 minute adult animated anthology comedy fantasy series (development)
The most batshit tales from around the world that you’ve never heard. Inspired by the indie American podcast Old Wives.
The most batshit tales from around the world that you’ve never heard. Inspired by the indie American podcast Old Wives.
Short animatic for the animated series Old Wives in development by Mattfilms in Canada, based on the independent American podcast of the same name, created and hosted by the talented Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers.
Clip from pilot script 'Slavic the Hedgehog' about a rooster-riding hedgehog that helps some people out, falls in love with a princess, sheds his curse and becomes a prince.
Written by Amy and Casey, storyboards by Olga Ulanova, sound design and mix by Andy Goddard. Designs by Marine Varguy and Mack Sztaba.
Voiced by Poppy Hillstead as Hedgehog and Fern Brady as Princess and Amy and Casey as themselves.
Produced and directed by Ashley Matt for Mattfilms.
Clip from pilot script 'Slavic the Hedgehog' about a rooster-riding hedgehog that helps some people out, falls in love with a princess, sheds his curse and becomes a prince.
Written by Amy and Casey, storyboards by Olga Ulanova, sound design and mix by Andy Goddard. Designs by Marine Varguy and Mack Sztaba.
Voiced by Poppy Hillstead as Hedgehog and Fern Brady as Princess and Amy and Casey as themselves.
Produced and directed by Ashley Matt for Mattfilms.
A collection of some of the world’s best and rarely heard fairytales told in vibrant, visceral anime and with biting ironic and bonkers comedy. Stories expertly excavated from the hidden corners of bookshops and the undusted reaches of the internet by old friends Amy and Casey. A hedgehog that rides a chicken and saves men from forests, we got those. Hundreds of tiny naked babies the size of mice being carried in cooking pans and baptized with a mop, we got those too.
Set in ye olden times with the voice and attitude of 21st century, reminiscent of Disenchantment, the stories from Old Wives / Histoire de grand-mère bring us to the icy tundra of Nunavut, the seas of Spain, the villages of the Netherlands, the homes of West Bengal and to the enchanted forests of France and Poland.
The tone of the show is light, pithy, irreverent, self-aware, ironic and let’s be honest, a little bit horny too. Old Wives / Histoire de grand-mère borrows the blunt humor and format of Drunk History where two friends get together to share a tale and mixes with the anthology mood of Love, Death & Robots and Tales from the Crypt. The show leans towards the fantastical and stylized 2-D anime approach of Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro and the The Last Unicorn for a blend of cutesy creatures and sweeping magical environments. But where's the sex and action you ask -- the pathos, action, titillation and the darker sides are explored with wild and bloody fight scenes, murder, treachery and eroticism similar to Ninja Scroll.
Littered with nostalgic throwbacks and comedic pop culture references Old Wives / Histoire de grand-mère crisscross international borders with stories that tell age-old morality tales in the most batshit nuts way possible. But always at the centre are Amy and Casey. Their warm, kind beating hearts. Their exceptionally complex personalities. Their friendship. They are the emotional glue that holds the seemingly unconnected together as they experience their own transitional arcs alongside the characters they tell us about.
Developed by Mattfilms with assistance from Canada Media Fund
Director Ashley Matt
Original creators and writers Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers
Set in ye olden times with the voice and attitude of 21st century, reminiscent of Disenchantment, the stories from Old Wives / Histoire de grand-mère bring us to the icy tundra of Nunavut, the seas of Spain, the villages of the Netherlands, the homes of West Bengal and to the enchanted forests of France and Poland.
The tone of the show is light, pithy, irreverent, self-aware, ironic and let’s be honest, a little bit horny too. Old Wives / Histoire de grand-mère borrows the blunt humor and format of Drunk History where two friends get together to share a tale and mixes with the anthology mood of Love, Death & Robots and Tales from the Crypt. The show leans towards the fantastical and stylized 2-D anime approach of Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro and the The Last Unicorn for a blend of cutesy creatures and sweeping magical environments. But where's the sex and action you ask -- the pathos, action, titillation and the darker sides are explored with wild and bloody fight scenes, murder, treachery and eroticism similar to Ninja Scroll.
Littered with nostalgic throwbacks and comedic pop culture references Old Wives / Histoire de grand-mère crisscross international borders with stories that tell age-old morality tales in the most batshit nuts way possible. But always at the centre are Amy and Casey. Their warm, kind beating hearts. Their exceptionally complex personalities. Their friendship. They are the emotional glue that holds the seemingly unconnected together as they experience their own transitional arcs alongside the characters they tell us about.
Developed by Mattfilms with assistance from Canada Media Fund
Director Ashley Matt
Original creators and writers Amy Stephenson and Casey Childers
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