Fudge 44

Fudge 44 is a 2005 Irish film directed by Graham Jones. It is a mockumentary about six puppets in an insolvent Tokyo children's puppet theatre who locals believe came to life and robbed a nearby bank to avoid being put out of business.^[1]

Fudge 44
The Puppets from Fudge 44, Helmut Kollars illustration
Directed by	Graham Jones
Written by	Graham Jones Garret Sexton
Produced by	José Naghmar
Starring	Terauchi Aritomo Hatoyama Ichiro Ito Keigo Miki Kiyotaka Sakichi Masatake Yudia Masatake Ohira Masayoshi Yonai Mitsumasa Yutaka Takashi Kuroda Takeo Katsura Taro Yamagata Toyoda Toshiki Uchimura Toyoda Uchimura
Cinematography	John G Maarse
Edited by	Joe Sharngam
Distributed by	Marc's Floor
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	Ireland
Language	Japanese with false English translation

The Irish premiere took place on June 24, 2006 at the 7th International Darklight Festival,^[2][3] the Canadian premiere at RHIFF in Toronto on June 20 where it won an experimental award and the World Premiere at The Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida on March 10.^[4][5] The film was also winner of the 2007 Most Original Film Award at The Backseat Film Festival in Philadelphia and nominated for a 2006 Irish Digital Media Award.