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2025 / Short / puppet

You Play Too Much

United States

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StudioIndependent
Year2025
Format familyShort
Techniquepuppet

Overview

Emmy/Annie-winning director Rob Shaw's indie stop-motion project: a 13-minute short plus serialized "animated daily comic" starring his stop-motion alter-ego Lil' Robbie, voiced by Fred Armisen, set in 1980s Philadelphia schoolyards. Shot on a Canon 7D with handmade puppets/sets on a ~$5,000 budget. serialized release began March 2025. Screened (Portland premiere) at PFCAT 2026. No production studio named -- independent/self-produced. Source: Stop Motion Magazine, AWN. Winner, Best Stop-Motion Mid-Length Film, PFCAT 2026 Awards.

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on You Play Too Much
Person Role Department Source
Rob Shaw director direction
Stop Motion Magazine source stopmotionmagazine.com high confidence
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Creator/director of the indie stop-motion short and daily comic; named per Stop Motion Magazine feature.

Fred Armisen voice (Lil' Robbie) voice
Stop Motion Magazine source stopmotionmagazine.com high confidence
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Voices the stop-motion alter-ego lead character Lil' Robbie.

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