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Tegan the Vegan
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Wikipedia article
'Tegan the Vegan' is a 2011 stop-motion animation short film directed by Marisa Martin and starring Charli Delaney, Noni Hazlehurst, Paul McDermott and Pippa Black. It is produced by Enemies of Reality media, based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, and voice recording was completed in Sydney and Melbourne.[http://www.eormedia.com.au/films/teganthevegan.htm Enemies of Reality], Tegan the Vegan
Plot
The film is about Tegan, a 12-year-old student who finds out where meat comes from, and decides to become a vegetarian. She must contend with Elenore the Carnivore. The plot is based partly on the experience of the director, Marisa Martin, who became a vegetarian when she was 12 after visiting an abattoir.[http://www.eormedia.com.au/films/teganthevegan/teganthevegan_images/articles/Relax_Mag_Filmmakers_p4.pdf] Behind the Lens, The Canberra Times, 15 February 2009
Cast
*Charli Delaney as Tegan the Vegan
*Noni Hazlehurst as Mrs Poodle & Tegan's Mum
*Paul McDermott as Trent, Dorian and Bryan
*Pippa Black as Elenore the Carnivore
*Belinda Barancewicz as Suki
Production
The puppets were made using aluminium foil, epoxy putty, polymer clay, foam and magnets (in the feet to help them stay up). Filming the puppets was a long process, taking around a week to make six seconds of film.
Themes
*vegetarianism
*young love
References
Category:2011 films
Category:Australian short films
Category:2010s English-language films
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