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Junkyard
Director Hisko Hulsing’s ‘Junkyard’ gives us a glimpse into the perils that loom large in the dark world of drugs. The film has been produced by Il Luster Films and coproduced by CinéTé
Animation Reporter w June 2013
By Roxanne Mehta
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isko Hulsing is deeply affected by the films he sees, the books he reads and the music he listens to. He wants people to feel the same way about his own work. And his recent film ‘Junkyard’ does just that. The seventeen-minute animated short has made audiences sit up and take notice as the film depicts a man robbed and stabbed by a junkie. In his final moments, he remembers an old friend who fell
into the clutches of a drug dealer and which led to the eventual demise of their friendship. The film combines fictional elements with two episodes from Hulsing’s very own life. As a child, he saw some of his best friends being neglected by
their parents which catapulted them into difficulty. He saw their lives taking a turn for the worse; how their “wild and exciting” ways soon turned into juvenile delinquent behaviour. “Some have become junkies, criminals or mentally ill. In hindsight, I find it tragic that I could see it coming when I was