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REEL ANIMATION: retrospective of award-winning animation

Curated by Gail Noonan

Recommended for grades 7 and up

Themes: Imagination, Communication, Family Relationships, Environment

This is your chance to catch a collection of the best short animations from our last ten years. From an Oscar winner to a heart-warming Japanese tale, this program will not disappoint. The program features Father and Daughter by Michael Dudok de Wit; When the Day Breaks by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis; The Monk and the Fish by Michael Dudok de Wit; House by Koji Yamamura; L’homme sans ombre by George Schwizgebel; Blue Like a Gunshot by Masoud Raouf; Cell Animation by Nick Hilligoss; Crank by Kevin Langdale; Sea Song by Richard Reeves; Sleeping Betty by Claude Cloutier; and The Salt Mill by Piotr Sapegin. This program is a real treasure trove of inspiration and animation magic.

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About Gail Noonan
Gail Noonan is an independent animator who has completed seven films since graduating from Emily Carr Institute in 1989. Her films encompass a wide range of animation methods from traditional cel, drawing, cutouts and plasticine to more experimental stop motion and pixilation techniques. The themes of her films are equally diverse, including homelessness, feminism and the foibles of human behaviour. All of her films have been screened internationally and won awards. Currently she is exploring songwriting combined with experimental animation.