Mr Madila

January 2017

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January 2017

Mr Madila 2017

By Rory Waudby-Tolley

8:40 minutes

Mr Madila documents a series of conversations between the filmmaker and a gifted spiritual healer, exploring the inner mind and the fabric of the universe.

“Everything is mostly nothing” in the laugh out loud, brilliantly sharp, Mr. Madila. We love the originality of the film and its animation/documentary approach, a complete winner from start to finish.

BFI NETWORK

Mr Madila

About the filmmaker: Rory Waudby-Tolley

Rory is an animator and filmmaker based in London, and a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art. His graduation film Mr Madila has played at over 40 international film festivals, and won over 10 awards, including at Fantoche, Flickerfest and Palm Springs. He is represented by Beakus for commercial work.

I was given the card of a spiritual healer on the street. I am sceptical of anything verging on the supernatural or wishy washy, yet am strangely attracted to the poetry of nonsense. Animation allowed me to play with big ideas in a humorous way.

Rory Waudby-Tolley

Website: http://rorywt.com

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