Maria - Autistic Masking (Animated Short Film)

Maria, an imaginative and neurodivergent teenage girl, creates art to cope with her stressful school life.

Can she keep it together?

Subtitles Available in:
English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Japanese, Arabic

Arabic Subtitles translated by Gaith Alhilwany

Directed, Written, Designed, Animated and Edited by Arran Bull

Voice Acting:
Gemma-Louise Keanne (@gemmaslittlelife)
Arran Bull

Foley Design by Matthew Dicken:
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Music Composed by x Critical Strike x (Graeme Cooper):
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Vocals by Kaela Levine:
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Instagram: @kaelalevinemusic

“Maria’s Tablet Painting” by Hollis Irving
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“Maria’s Meltdown Painting” by Matt Layfield
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“Maria’s Calm Painting” by Molly L’Amie
https://mollylamie.wixsite.com/website

Supervised by Sabrina Schmid and Andy Bashforth

Special Thanks:
Mum and Dad, Nan and Grandad, Sam Bull, Sabrina Schmid, Andy Bashforth, Penny Holton, Hollis Irving, Matt Layfield, Molly L’Amie, Gemma-Louise Keanne, Matthew Dicken, Kaela Levine, Graeme Cooper, Michael Holton

Additional Sound Effects from:

Freesound.org
https://www.freesoundslibrary.com
   / soundeffectsfactory  
   • Whispering gossip sound effect | sfx /bgm ...  
Edinburgh Records

All additional sound effects are used under the Creative Commons 0 Licence

Social Media Links:
E-Mail: arranmattbull@gmail.com
Instagram: @arranbull_art
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Copyright © 2021, Arran Bull, Teesside University, United Kingdom

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