Robin Robin
| Robin Robin | |
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| Directed by | Dan Ojari Mikey Please |
| Written by | Dan Ojari Mikey Please Sam Morrison |
| Produced by | Helen Argo Danny Gallagher |
| Starring | Bronte Carmichael Richard E. Grant Gillian Anderson Adeel Akhtar |
| Cinematography | Dave Alex Riddett |
| Edited by | Chris Morrell |
| Music by | Ben Please Beth Porter |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 32 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Robin Robin is a 2021 animated musical short film produced by Aardman Animations. Directed by Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, and written by Ojari, Please, and Sam Morrison, the film stars the voices of Bronte Carmichael, Richard E. Grant, Gillian Anderson, and Adeel Akhtar. It follows a young robin who seeks to prove her worth to her adoptive mice family by stealing a shiny star from a human's house.
In November 2019, Aardman and Netflix announced they would co-produce a half-hour animated special Robin Robin, with Dan Ojari and Mikey Please attached as directors and writers, and Sam Morisson as an additional writer. Filming began in 2020 and unlike prior Aardman stop-motion projects, the film use needle felting instead of plasticine. The Bookshop Band's Ben Please and Ben Porter composed the score, with directors Dan Ojari and Mikey Please doing the lyrics for the songs.
Robin Robin was released on Netflix on n 24 November 2021. It was nominated for several awards including Best Animated Short Film at the 94th Academy Awards.