Affairs of the Art

Affairs of the Art

5.9IMDb Score
Released:2021-01-29
Duration:16 min
Director:Joanna Quinn
Actors:Menna Trussler, Brendan Charleson, Joanna Quinn, Mali Ann Rees
Production:ONF | NFB, Beryl Productions

Overview:

Look out: Beryl's back. With Affairs of the Art, British animator Joanna Quinn recounts another gloriously unhinged chapter in the adventures of Beryl, the comic everywoman she unleashed upon the world with her debut film, Girls' Night Out, which took home three major awards from Annecy in 1987.

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