Product Description
Dubbed “the queen of independent animation” by Bill Plympton, Joanna Priestley unveils her new short Missed Aches (2009, 4 min.), a humorous rant about the need for proofreading. Missed Aches demonstrates how the shortcomings of spellcheck can result in unexpected double entendres. It combines animated characters with moving text and is narrated by slam poet Taylor Mali, who led teams to four championships in the National Poetry Slam (USA). The film is based on Mali’s poem “The The Impotence of Proofreading”.

Credits
Directed, produced and animated by Joanna Priestley. Written and narrated by Taylor Mali. Sound Design by Normand Roger and Pierre Yves Drapeau. Music by Pierre Yves Drapeau with Denis Chartrand and Normand Roger. Text Animation by Brian Kinkley. Character design and animation by Don Flores. Storyboards by Dan Schaeffer. Supported by The Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Caldera Institute.