Lachlan Pendragon (born in 1996) is a

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-based Australian

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, best known for

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'' An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It''.

Career

In 2021, Pendragon wrote and directed the stop-motion animated short film '' An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It''. In an interview with "Novastream Network," he mentioned that it took ten months to develop the film, which he did as a research project for his doctorate program at

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. The film received several nominations including

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, and others. It was honored at the

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in 2022. It was nominated for the

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in 2023.

Filmography

* 2015 - ''Bush Turkeys of QCA'' * 2015 - ''Elevator Madness'' * 2017 - ''The Toll'' * 2019 - ''Beethoven: live at Roma Street Parkland'' * 2021 - '' An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It''

References

External links

Lachlan Pendragon at the IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pendragon, Lachlan Living people Australian animators Griffith University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)