film noir

Animation Noir: An interview with filmmaker Patrick Jenkins

Animation Noir: An interview with filmmaker Patrick Jenkins

Femme fatales, detectives in fedoras, secrets behind every corner, and a most elusive prize - Patrick Jenkins has created a perfect pairing for this week’s feature, film noir classic The Maltese Falcon, starring the legendary Humphrey Bogart. With an inventive use of colour and a unique form of glass-animation, in short film Phantom City Patrick Jenkins has captured the atmosphere one expects from a good noir: shadows, paranoia, mystery and deceit. Read on to learn about Patrick’s ingenious style, and discover his surprising source of inspiration.