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A Walk in the Park

a short film by Jay Marks

Tagline: It gets dark early.

Synopsis: A late night dog walk becomes a desperate escape from a neighborhood being warped and distorted by an unfamiliar presence in this speechless animated horror story set in Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park.

Running time: 13:45

Medium: Animation

Genre: Thriller/Horror

Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (16x9)

Director / animator: Jay Marks

Composer: Ethan James Startzman

contact: jaymarks@outlook.com

instagram.com/jaymarks.animation

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Director

Jay Marks is a New York-based animator and filmmaker whose work combines traditional drawing, photography and digital rendering to create a singular visual style. Credits include Paul Schaffer & Bill Murray's "Happy Street" music video and AMC's Emmy award-winning Better Call Saul "Employee Training" animated web series.

Composer

Ethan Startzman is a producer, musician, and award winning composer for film and games with credits for the feature films Killer of ManBound, and Crumb Catcher. He produces experimental electronic music under his own name and the moniker Brain Basement with releases on British label Subexotic and toured the world as the opening act for Christina Aguilera, Oasis, and Santana. 

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