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Ryan

Ce film s'inspire de la vie de Ryan Larkin, un animateur canadien qui, il y a trente ans, a réalisé à l'Office national du film certaines des œuvres d'animation les plus marquantes de son époque.
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Ce film s'inspire de la vie de Ryan Larkin, un animateur canadien qui, il y a trente ans, a réalisé à l'Office national du film certaines des œuvres d'animation les plus marquantes de son époque.

Ryan fait entendre la voix de ce dernier et celles de gens qui l'ont connu par l'entremise d'étranges personnages en 3D, tordus, brisés et désarticulés... des personnages dont les allures bizarres, humoristiques ou simplement troublantes reflètent l'univers psycho-réaliste de Chris Landreth.

 This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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  • director
    Chris Landreth
  • producer
    Steven Hoban
    Marcy Page
    Mark Smith
  • executive producer
    Jed DeCory
    Karyn Nolan
    Noah Segal
    David Verrall
  • delegate producer
    Jeremy Edwardes
  • computer graphics producer
    David Baas
  • executive in charge of production
    Larry DeFlorio
  • None
    Fergus Marsh
    Michael White
    David McCallum
  • animator
    Robb Denovan
    Sebastian Kapijimpanga
    Paul Kohut
    Jeff Panko
  • additional character design
    Chris Landreth
  • editing
    Allan Code
  • foley effects
    Steve Hammond

Education

Ages 15 to 17

Notes

Investigate the effects of success. How was Ryan pressured to perform? How did this affect his ability to make his art? Students can reflect on situations where they feel pressure and how it affects their decisions and sense of well-being. Why did Ryan turn to substance abuse? Why doesn’t he accept help to get a job and get off the streets? Ask students whether seeing this film has changed their impressions of homelessness.

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