Pullin' the Devil by the Tail - Episode One

Details

Location

Derry/Londonderry

Year

2002

Date

Transmission 19/08/2008

Length

06min 18sec

Audio

sound

Format

Digibeta

colour

Source

Courtesy

Nerve Centre, Pearse Moore

Rights Holder

Pearse Moore

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

Created by Stephen McCollum, Pullin’ the Devil by the Tail is a Claymation black comedy series that follows three men and their various run-ins with the Devil. The series won the prestigious McLaren Award for New British Animation at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Meet Puca Ryder, Frank Murphy and Ciaran McGinley. They are Stoisis, the first punk-folk band in Ireland.

In this episode, Pucker describes the beginnings of the long feud that Stoisis have with the Lord of Darkness himself. Frank tells the band about a possessed goat he found in the forest. Puca and Ciaran have to find out more.

Credits

This film was written, directed and animated by Stephen McCollum.

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