In the tenth episode of Independent Animation, our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), we catch up with Joseph Wallace whose independent stop-motion short film Salvation Has No Name was released online earlier this year following a strong festival run. Having discussed the film’s unique funding journey for the second edition of the book, Joseph joins the podcast to talk about some of the challenges that presented themselves during production, as well as his approaches to getting the film out there once it was done.

In Salvation Has No Name “A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a Priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray” – what plays out is a nuanced, emotionally charged and alarmingly evergreen condemnation of xenophobia, othering, refugee crises and discrimination.

Produced by Loran Dunn for Delaval Film alongside RAPT, Animation People in the Czech Republic and France’s Autour de Minuit. With support from BFI Network, the film features an all-female cast headed up by Money Heist’s Itziar Ituño and Quantico’s Yasmine Al Massri, with music by Kit Wilson and sound by David Kamp.

Written, presented and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
Learn more about Joseph Wallace’s work at www.josephwallace.co.uk