
Jon Parkin
Directing
Biography
Jon Parkin is an animator and director from the UK, focusing on short form surrealist comedy horror
Known For

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Set to a backdrop of desolate snowy mountains, a young boy and his brother stumble into a surreal and twisted journey. Trying to escape their surroundings they are pursued by mysterious figures and have to confront themes of isolation, death and identity.
Bleak Times

A short horror comedy following Muckman, that grotty dirty fellow who targets the elderly with his rot coated fingers, causing a fuss and being a bother.
Muckman

Three creatures wait in a basement for a mysterious man. But their curiosity might just get the better of them.
It's All Wrong

A short poem animation
The Human Pyramid

Round My Place follows a gentle yet slightly twisted northern bloke, called Richard Crimble, as he gives us a guided tour of his old run down apartment. To Richard it is more than just an old apartment though. It sparks his strange imagination, making him consider the place's past and how each little detail came to be.
Round My Place

A chance meeting between an old bum and a mysterious obscured figure behind a window.
Chance Meeting

A horned child awakes in an abandoned seaside town. Trying to find his way home he meets a fowl mouthed cat and a selection of eccentric and unhelpful locals. But something else is also following him. A short film about isolation and disassociation with a northern British comedy twist.
A Drop In't Ocean

Based on a real headache.
I Have A Headache Mother

The horrors of a childhood toy.
Little Smart Smarty

A surreal dream sequence with trippy visuals and absurd animation, bright and colourful and messed up. Even with a trip into space! If you want to dream of flying, or maybe you don't want to but accidentally find yourself doing it, then you get everything you deserve.
Dreamt of Flying

A person is rapidly living on the edge of existence when to their horror, in the corner of the room, they spot the non-being that haunts them. Based off a concept from 'Being and Nothingness' by Jean-Paul Satre and experimenting with a constantly changing art style.
A Person on the Edge of Existence is Haunted by Non-Being

Creeping around the house and night, that darn mouse is back, but maybe the mouse isn't what you'd expect.