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 Pearl, Florrie and the Bull
 The Paselode Story
 A Very Nice Honeymoon
 Run
 I Can't Stop Being Foolish

Synopsis

This Simmonds Brothers short film tells tells the story of Raumati South Kindergarten's beloved — but ill-fated — rooster. The early-rising hard-rocking cockerel's waking up of the neighbourhood sees complaints made to the council, and dog ranger Don Wolff (literally animated!) is assigned to the case. The tragi-comic saga is shot in the Simmonds Bro's distinctive 'documation' style: using 2D animation and audio to portray real-life events. The 2001 shooting made national news and Paul Holmes' and Carol Hirschfield's coverage features alongside local reaction.

Credits (11)

 Phill Simmonds

Phill Simmonds
Director, Writer, Animator

 Huia Lambie

Huia Lambie
Producer

 Carol Hirschfeld

Carol Hirschfeld
Actor

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 heather brown

heather brown

Posted at 02.10AM - 04.05.2013

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Quotes

In Kuala Lumpur no one gives a stuff: a chicken dies and you put it in a pot and curry the bugger! But yeah ... This is New Zealand 

– Reporter Gurunathan Krisnasamy on how the fracas would go down in Malaysia

Like everyone else in the community, we were shocked to hear the pet rooster had been shot and when I heard the name of the animal control officer who pulled the trigger was Mr Wolff I immediately thought it would make a great documation. 

– Phill Simmonds, in a Dominion Post November 2008 interview

We're sort of influenced by a lot of old Blues ... Hendrix, Janis Joplin ... that sort of stuff 

– Joe the Rooster, to a TV reporter, on his rock-a-doodle-do crowing style

I think it just comes down to the fact that it's a sound I enjoy ... it might not be something the someone else would necessarily enjoy. 

– Joe the Rooster, gets empathetic with the neighbours

Awards

Best Film
2008 Show Me Shorts film festival

Festivals include:
2008 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2008 New Zealand