A messy, tender artist spills his guts and accidentally creates a phenomenon.
Artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy takes us on a journey through his life, revealing the events that inspired his bestselling book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
Production
Animated sketches breathe life into Mackesy's raw ink lines.
Writing
Conversations so honest they feel accidentally overheard.
Director
Clare Sturges
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mackesy drew the original mole on a napkin during a conversation about anxiety with a friend—no plan, no publisher, just panic and ink.
The book became the fastest-selling illustrated book in British history during lockdown, when its message of 'just doing your best' accidentally captured global grief.
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