A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
Score
Silent-era storytelling—lets the images breathe.
Director
Joy Batchelor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made by Britain's first major animation studio, Halas & Batchelor, who later adapted Orwell's Animal Farm.
Joy Batchelor co-directed during an era when women rarely helmed animation—her name's on this quiet masterpiece.
GB
