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The Key To The City

77.00% | January 29, 2019 | Animation, Comedy, Horror, Family, Music

A DHMIS short film that premiered in 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival and was originally pitched as a pilot of Pelling, Sloan, and Terry's 2022 TV show. Though, the feeling of the Clayhill setting would've made the series too similar to South Park, and came at the cost of the claustrophobia of the original series, so it was scrapped and has since been removed from festival circulation. The tester was only shared in a few private premieres, but clips have turned up online over the years. The following synopsis was from a Sundance blog: "Based on the hugely popular web series, following roommates Red Guy, Yellow Guy, and Duck, who live simple and repetitive lives in the complacent technicolour community of Clayhill…until the town’s mayor disappears, and everything descends into utter chaos."

Featured Crew

Baker Terry
Writer
Becky Sloan
Director
Joseph Pelling
Director

Cast

Joseph Pelling
Joseph Pelling
Red Guy (voice)
Becky Sloan
Becky Sloan
Mrs. Grenald / Ladder / "Tree" / The Real "Key to the City" (voice)
Baker Terry
Baker Terry
Yellow Guy / Duck / Mayor Pigface / Key / Additional characters (voice)
Lesa Gillespie
Lesa Gillespie
Additional characters (puppeteer)
Josh Elwell
Josh Elwell
Duck (Lead Puppeteer)

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