The Pig Child
Synopsis
An ambitious scientist takes the perilous decision to inseminate herself with an embryo combining both human and animal cells. Discovering that she is carrying a “pig child” she is torn between scientific drive and maternalistic urges.
Writer & Director
Lucy Campbell
Writer Scout Stuart
Funded by Creative England and BFI Net.Work
Winner Best Actress - Underwire Film Festival
Winner Best Sci-Fi - LA Independent Film Festival
Winner Best Cinematography - Other Worlds Austin Texas
World Premiere Encounters Film Festival
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival
North American Premiere Palm Springs Film Festival
Official Selection Uppsala International Film Festival
Nominated Best Actress - LA Independent Film Festival
Official Selection InScience Dutch International Film Festival
Nominated Best Actress - Mirror Mountain Festival Canada
Nominated Mary Shelley Award - Other Worlds Austin Texas
Official Selection London Lift Off Festival
Official Selection British Shorts Berlin
Preview Screening The Smalls
Featured Short of The Week
Connect The Pig Child / BFI / IMDb / BTS
Writer Scout Stuart
Funded by Creative England and BFI Net.Work
Winner Best Actress - Underwire Film Festival
Winner Best Sci-Fi - LA Independent Film Festival
Winner Best Cinematography - Other Worlds Austin Texas
World Premiere Encounters Film Festival
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival
North American Premiere Palm Springs Film Festival
Official Selection Uppsala International Film Festival
Nominated Best Actress - LA Independent Film Festival
Official Selection InScience Dutch International Film Festival
Nominated Best Actress - Mirror Mountain Festival Canada
Nominated Mary Shelley Award - Other Worlds Austin Texas
Official Selection London Lift Off Festival
Official Selection British Shorts Berlin
Preview Screening The Smalls
Featured Short of The Week
Connect The Pig Child / BFI / IMDb / BTS
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