The Creator:NYC-based sculptor/filmmaker George Higham attended the School of Visual Arts on a merit scholarship, graduating with a BFA in the late 80's, where he met co-producer/post production supervisor Tony Pellegrino. His SVA thesis film, NECROMANIA was broadcast on PBS. His early career consisted of creating special effects for film and television. He then began to create sculpture and jewelry for worldwide gallery exhibition and sale. ANNABEL LEE presented a challenge to all of his skills, from designing and sculpting the puppets and sets, to bringing them to life using various special-effects techniques in a dramatic tale of "puppet love."

His passion for old, fantastic literature and interest in puppetry seemed to make ANNABEL LEE inevitable. Another aspect that he found appealing, that's quintessential Poe, was the point of view of the narrator. "Cinematically, this POV allows for a very expressionist world, as the viewers see through the eyes of the possibly disturbed mind of the main character," Mr. Higham says. " In this film, Poe sees himself as a mere plaything of cruel and envious angelic beings with this in mind, I designed them as I felt that he would see them and they're unlike any angels and cherubs that you've ever seen!"

Since the completion of ANNABEL LEE, Mr. Higham has finished another stop-motion puppet short, this one contracted by Toxic Toons based upon the gonzo-cartoonish character "Meatboy."

Animated footage from ANNABEL LEE has appeared CRADLE OF FILTH's music video for "Mannequin."

George Higham works at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City, providing forensic radiography to the city morgue. He x-rays the dead to aid in the identification of bodies and to document evidence in criminal investigations.

FILMOGRAPHY:

1988 - Necromania, 20 minutes, SVA Thesis film of a dark/occult nature.
2001 - Annabel Lee, 20 minutes, stop-motion animated/puppet film.
2002 - Meatboy, 3 minutes, stop-motion animated/puppet promo video
2003 - Mannequin, 4 minutes, music video for CRADLE OF FILTH (directed by Thomas Mignone)
2003 - present - The Wormwood Tarot, in- progress video documentary detailing the creation of "The Wormwood Tarot" in addition to the "Welcome to the Wormwood World" video experience.

George Higham
643 19th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11218

phone: (917) 855-9156

email: ghigham@poepuppet.com