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Stephen Irwin’s ‘Horse Glue’ Combines War Story and Folktale

Still image from "Horse Glue," a film by Stephen Irwin. (Image: Stephen Irwin)

Horse Glue, by Stephen Irwin, is a cartoon that combines two separate films: Horse and Glue. “Horse is a war film that follows a frightened soldier after a bloody battle in which he was the lone survivor. Glue tells the story of a child left to fend for himself in the woods, and is loosely based on The Babes in the Wood folktale. The stories mix together and the following story is told: a young boy is abandoned in the woods by his father and encounters a murderous child. He is surrounded by a miniature war, puzzled by the actions of a lone, insane soldier and experiences his own mental breakdown.” Teaser trailer is included below, full-length film can be viewed over at Animate Projects.

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