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Music Box Policy Trailer

Manual Cinema had the immense honor of creating a policy trailer for the Music Box Theatre to be screened before films. Using Manual Cinema's signature hand made puppet animations with original music and sound design, we create a bespoke trailer that fits the timeless aesthetic of the Music Box theatre.

Premiered September 25, 2025

Commissioned by The Music Box Theatre
Created by Manual Cinema
Storyboards and Puppet Design by Drew Dir
Cinematography by Andrew Morgan of Little Cabin Films
Original Score Ben Kauffman
Sound Design by Kyle Vegter
Puppetry by Sarah Fornace and Julia Miller with Drew Dir
Clarinets by Zachary Good
Trumpet Connor Bernhard

Commissioned by

Music Box Theatre 2012

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