Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
55' | Documentary
BBC, NHK, ABC, ZDF / Arte, Canal Futura
Character Animation Services for United Tricks Inc.
"Poor Us, an animated history of poverty" is a 55 minute documentary that brings an historical perspective on poverty around the world. The film was directed by Ben Lewis and produced by Submarine, with co-production by some of the world's most important broadcasters such as BBC, NHK, ABC, ZDF / Arte, among many others. Here at Birdo, we produced over 30 minutes of animation for the film, working under the direction of Fons Schiedon, who also directed the design team composed by Cesare Davolio and Maarten Janssens.
The film is part of the "Why Poverty" project and was broadcasted in 70 countries, generating knowledge and stimulating the debate about poverty on our planet.
Credits
Written and Directed by
Ben Lewis
Produced by
Femke Wolting
Bruno Felix
Edited by
Bert Hunger
Cinematographers
Chris Dixon
Frank Lehmann
Martijn Van Beenen
Ben Lewis
Sound Recordists
Dave Curtain
Matt Legreca
Chris Amblin
Narrator
Shaun Parkes
Original Music Composed and Performed by
Fons Merkies
Head of Animation and Storyboards
Fons Schiedon
Designers
Cesare Davolio
Maarten Janssens
Motion Graphics
Christiaan De Rooj
Amanda Nedermeijer
Animation Supervisors
Pedro Eboli
Luciana Eguti
Paulo Muppet
Compositing
Gabriel Bittar
Filipe Cipolla
Thiago Soares
Animators
Henrique Barone
Bianca Beneduci
Thaigo Calçado
Rodrigo Estravini
Fernando Finamore
Rafael Gallardo
Beto Gomez
Flávia Guttler
Antonio Linhares
Marcos Maccarielo
David Mussel
Fernanda Ribeiro
William Saito
Cindy Shaw Yie
Paulo Stoker
Bruno Tedesco
Gustavo Teixeira
Animation Production Assistant
Flávia Luz
Motion Graphics Assistants
Irene Van Der List
Lisette Schröder
Line Producers
Janneke Van de Kerkhof
Ilja Roomans
Production Assistants
Anne Buiter
Roos de Ridder
Research
Lies Janssen
Anne Geelen
Image Research
Willemien Ruys
Lieke Van De Ouwelant
Online Editor
Jouke Dubel
Colour Grading
Wouter Suyderhoud
Sound Design and Mix
Mark Glynne
Tom Bijnen