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''Autumn Never Dies'' is a 2020 short comedy film directed by
Chris Quick Chris Quick (born 2 August 1988) is a Scottish editor and producer of independent films. His editing credits includes ''Autumn Never Dies'', ''In Search of La Che'', ''Mountain'' and ''The Greyness of Autumn'' which also marked his directorial ...
. It stars
Duncan Airlie James Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell; 23 May 1961) is the uncle to Yoshi Takahashi and is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in ''Tomb Raider'' and '' ID2: Shadwell Army''. He is a former heavyweight kickboxer and was the first Sc ...
and Nicollete McKeown and is the sequel to 2012 short film ''
The Greyness of Autumn ''The Greyness of Autumn'' is a short black comedy film following the life of Danny McGuire, an ostrich living in Glasgow. The film was produced by Quick Off The Mark Productions and marked the directorial debut for Chris Quick. Plot Danny McGuir ...
''. The film was written and produced by Andy S. McEwan and Chris Quick and released by
Suited Caribou Media Suited Caribou Media is a post-production company based in Glasgow, Scotland. History Formally established as Mr Q Media in 2013, Suited Caribou Media was launched on 30 June 2015 by Scottish film editor Chris Quick as an umbrella company to r ...
and Pentagram Productions UK.


Plot

Puppets Danny & Nelson return in another whirlwind adventure in ''Autumn Never Dies'' the sequel to the 2012 short film, ''
The Greyness of Autumn ''The Greyness of Autumn'' is a short black comedy film following the life of Danny McGuire, an ostrich living in Glasgow. The film was produced by Quick Off The Mark Productions and marked the directorial debut for Chris Quick. Plot Danny McGuir ...
''. When a new love interest enters into Danny's life, his past quickly comes back to haunt him and now must choose a path in life that will truly make him happy.


Main cast

*
Duncan Airlie James Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell; 23 May 1961) is the uncle to Yoshi Takahashi and is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in ''Tomb Raider'' and '' ID2: Shadwell Army''. He is a former heavyweight kickboxer and was the first Sc ...
as Danny McGuire (Voice) *Nicolette McKeown as Lizzie *Lynn Murray as Dr Crawford *
Chris Quick Chris Quick (born 2 August 1988) is a Scottish editor and producer of independent films. His editing credits includes ''Autumn Never Dies'', ''In Search of La Che'', ''Mountain'' and ''The Greyness of Autumn'' which also marked his directorial ...
as Nelson (Voice) *Neil Francis as Barry *Amy E Watson as Katie *Ray Crofter as Father Muldoon *Alan Cuthbert as Mr Caribou (Voice) *
John Gaffney John H. Gaffney (June 29, 1855 – August 8, 1913), nicknamed the "King of Umpires" and "Honest John" was an American umpire (baseball), umpire and manager (baseball), manager in Major League Baseball. He was baseball's first great umpire, and p ...
as Black Eye Tam * Jim Sweeney as Terrorist Leader * Chris Martin as Callaghan / Agent Johnson *Michael Cooke as Horse / Agent Myers *Diane Brooks Webster as Natalie * Darren Connell as Alky Crow


Production

On 17 August 2015, a Kickstarter campaign was launched to raise funds for the production. The campaign successfully raised £1,505 from 44 backers including former ''
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'' host
Dominik Diamond Paul Dominik Diamond (born 31 December 1969) is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme '' GamesMaster'', as host of ''The Dominik Diamon ...
.


Release and reception

The film was released on 21 March 2020 to mark
World Puppetry Day World Puppetry Day is March 21. The idea came from the puppet theater artist Javad Zolfaghari from Iran. In 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette, (UNIMA) in Magdeburg, he made the proposal for discussion. Two y ...
.Announcement on Directors Website about Release
/ref> ''Autumn Never Dies'' received highly positive reviews from critics. In the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
, Jolly Moel of ScreenCritix said: In the
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Autumn Never Dies Scottish comedy films Films set in Scotland Films shot in Scotland 2020 films 2020s buddy comedy films English-language Scottish films Puppet films British comedy short films British independent films 2020 comedy films 2020 short films 2020s English-language films 2020s British films English-language independent films