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BELTANE

By Helena HOUGHTON

Animation - Completed 2023

Disregarding both his partner and nature, a camping trip becomes a nightmare for a troubled couple, kindling the ire of Unseelie Fae. Lured deeper into the woods, the careless Josh is separated from Sarah and given a stark choice: become the Fae Queen’s sacrificial consort or perish alone.

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Animation
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 5 mn
- Director(s)
- Helena HOUGHTON
- Writer(s)
- Matt GIBBS
- Producer(s)
- Matt GIBBS (MYCELIUM PRODUCTIONS LTD), Yomi AYENI, Katie HOOD
- Synopsis
- Beltane is a stop motion, animated short, an evocative exploration of the Summer King myth. A cautionary tale, it is a portrayal of the cyclical nature of our natural world, of life, death, and rebirth. It explores themes of humanity's careless attitude towards nature, femminine agency, and masculine ignorance.
  
  Our story follows two human protagonists, Josh and Sarah, as they stumble into and desecrate a liminal space one May Day eve. Steeped in British folklore, our protagonists are 'Fae-lured’ and separated, and Josh is offered a stark choice: to become king for a year, the consort of a Fae Queen, or wither and perish alone.