The four creatures in the story – a lonely boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a gentle horse – were all elements of Charlie’s own make-up, and mirrored all of our personalities. As the boy ...

Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. The story of The Boy and the Heron is simple, but challenging; it’s a film that embraces ambiguity and contradictions. It might be ...

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story was published in November 2023 to accompany the animated short film. In a video announcing the sale at Bonhams, Mackesy shows his artistic ...