# animate! › Films › Who I Am and What I Want by David Shrigley & Chris Shepherd › background material

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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, hand-drawn animation, identity, alienation, desire, dark comedy, filmmaker, artist, animation director

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Archive status: restored in 2026; historical calls, deadlines and services are closed.

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**Who I Am and What I Want** a film by David Shrigley & Chris Shepherd

2005, 7 min 23 sec

### production material

#### reference images

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![Pre-production concept still](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_concept_still01.jpg)
Pre-production concept still

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![Pre-production concept still](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_concept_still02.jpg)
Pre-production concept still

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![Cover of *Who I Am and What I Want* by David Shrigley published by Redstone Press 2003](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_book01.jpg)
Cover of **Who I Am and What I Want** by David Shrigley published by Redstone Press 2003
© David Shrigley

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![Frontspiece of *Who I Am and What I Want* by David Shrigley](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_book02.jpg)
Frontspiece of **Who I Am and What I Want** by David Shrigley

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![Double page in *Who I Am and What I Want* by David Shrigley](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_book03.jpg)
Double page in **Who I Am and What I Want** by David Shrigley
With caption text, mistakenly omitted by the printer, handwritten by David Shrigley.

#### promotional and other documents

**press release image**
![Slinky Picture’s email flyer announcing premiere of *Who I Am and What I Want* at London Film Festival Satrurday 29 October 2005](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_promotion_flyer01.jpg)
Slinky Picture’s email flyer announcing premiere of **Who I Am and What I Want** at London Film Festival Satrurday 29 October 2005

**press release image**
![Slinky Picture’s email flyer announcing television premiere of *Who I Am and What I Want* on Channel 4 Tuesday 6 December 2005](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_promotion_flyer02.jpg)
Slinky Picture’s email flyer announcing television premiere of **Who I Am and What I Want** on Channel 4 Tuesday 6 December 2005

**poster for DVD**
![Poster for standalone DVD release of *Who I Am and What I Want*](https://animate.org.uk/films/downloads/animate_whoiamandwhatiwant_DVD_poster01.jpg)
Poster for standalone DVD release of **Who I Am and What I Want**
A special edition DVD with a 12 page booklet, deleted scenes and interviews, releaased on 5 June 2006 by and available from [onedotzero](http://www.onedotzero.com/).

### first public screening

**London Film Festival**
29 October 2005

**Channel 4 Television**
6 December 2005

**Who I Am and What I Want** film, stills and other materials © David Shrigley & Chris Shepherd 2005