The Chaperone

The Chaperone

12 mins | Documentary, Animation | Sept. 11, 2013

The Chaperone tells the true, previously untold story of a lone school teacher who fought off an entire motorcycle gang while chaperoning a middle school dance in a church basement in 1970s Montreal, Canada. Told from the first person unscripted perspective of the school teacher and DJ who were there that night, The Chaperone recreates the whole scene using hand drawn animation, miniature sets, puppets, live action Kung Fu and explosions all done in stereoscopic 3D. With over 10,000 hand drawings (many of which were colored in crayon by hand), an original blaxploitation score and featuring a cast of over 200 people, The Chaperone is an unconventional approach to documentary shorts.

The Chaperone

12 mins | Documentary, Animation | Sept. 11, 2013

The Chaperone
The Chaperone tells the true, previously untold story of a lone school teacher who fought off an entire motorcycle gang while chaperoning a middle school dance in a church basement in 1970s Montreal, Canada. Told from the first person unscripted perspective of the school teacher and DJ who were there that night, The Chaperone recreates the whole scene using hand drawn animation, miniature sets, puppets, live action Kung Fu and explosions all done in stereoscopic 3D. With over 10,000 hand drawings (many of which were colored in crayon by hand), an original blaxploitation score and featuring a cast of over 200 people, The Chaperone is an unconventional approach to documentary shorts.
Producers Thoroughbread Pictures
Original title The Chaperone
Directors Fraser Munden
Writers Neil Rathbone, Fraser Munden

Cast

Ralph Whims

as Self (voice)

Stefan Czernatowicz

as Self (voice)

Fraser Munden

as Young Stefan

Chris McMahon

as Young Ralph

Fred Nguyen Khan

as Kneebreaker (Blue)