Murders Most Foul (1987)

Made as one of a four part series exploring different aspects of women and the law, on which all the women animators involved researched and worked as a group, before then making individual films, each quite different in content, tone and style. Based on a real case and devised as a 'melodrama' set in a Crown Court.

Released Jan. 1, 1987 5 min None+

Genres: Animation, Drama, Short

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