Daughters of the
Late Colonel
A film by Elizabeth Hobbs. Currently in production.
After the death of their important and overbearing father, two middle-aged sisters muster the courage to begin their lives anew.
This hand painted animation will be a merry and experimental adaptation of the modernist short story written by Katherine Mansfield in 1920.
Daughters of the Late Colonel is a film by Elizabeth Hobbs, produced by Animate Projects Productions Limited, Phil Davies Films Ltd, and Fabian&Fred GmbH.
Image: Production still from Daughters of the Late Colonel.
Elizabeth Hobbs is a London based artist working with traditional animation. She has a background in artist’s books and printmaking. Her films are made under a rostrum camera, and in the production of her animated films she has used relief print on 35mm film, butterfly prints, images created with a typewriter, paint on a bathroom tile, collage and paint and ink on paper. The films are often humorous, and based on historical figures or literary adaptations.
In 2019, she received a BAFTA British Short Animation nomination for I’m OK, produced by Animate Projects. In 2020, she was invited to become a member of the Short Films and Feature Animation branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Elizabeth likes to share her process and techniques through workshops, masterclasses and lecturing. Elizabeth is senior tutor on the Directing Animation MA at The National Film & Television School, and Associate Lecturer on the MA in Animation at London College of Communication.
