| Angela's Christmas | |
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| Directed by | Damien O'Connor |
| Written by | Will Collins Damien O'Connor[1] |
| Based on | Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt |
| Produced by | Ellen McCourt |
| Starring | Malachy McCourt Ruth Negga Lucy O'Connell |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Countries | Ireland Canada |
| Language | English |
Angela's Christmas is a 2017 Irish-Canadian animation film directed by Damien O'Connor, written by Will Collins and Damien O'Connor and starring the Oscar nominees Ruth Negga in the role of Angela’s mother, and Lucy O'Connell as Angela. The plot is based on the children's story from Pulitzer Prize winning Irish author Frank McCourt, and is set in Limerick, Ireland in the 1910s. The story revolves around Angela's (Lucy O'Connell) desire to make sure everyone is having a great Christmas.[2][3][4][5] The film's cast and production team received three nominations at the 46th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and three at the 2018 Emile Awards.[6][7][8][9]
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- ^ "Frank McCourt's Angela's Christmas is Now on Netflix". hotpress.com. Hot Press. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Behind-the-Scenes with Angela's Christmas Director Damien O'Connor". brownbagfilms.com. Brown Bag Films. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "A Charming, Well Written Animated Short". The Review Geek. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Ruth Negga nominated for Daytime Emmy award". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Brown Bag Films' Angela's Christmas Nominated for Three Daytime Emmy Awards". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Catherine Fulvio and Irish animation Angela's Christmas among Daytime Emmy Awards nominees 2019". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "The Breadwinner and Angela's Christmas Lead Irish Nominations at 2018 Emile Awards". screenireland.ie. Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.