Hodge has now turned his attentions to the director’s chair with Teddy Bears Picnic, a proof-of-concept short film selected to premiere at this year’s Fright Fest in London.
‘ Teddy Bears Picnic was filmed entirely on location in the rural woodlands of the English Northampton countryside.
Inspired by the 1907 melody of the same name, Teddy Bears Picnic re-envisions the childhood song as a nightmarish fable that twists the concept of childhood innocence.
The artist describes the short as: “A year-long trip in terms of production but seven years of work in total.