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2009
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In this animated short from the Hothouse 5 series, a lonely old lady sits in an empty room knitting. As her thoughts wander, her dreams take the shape of fanciful knitted creatures and objects that cocoon her in a pattern of wonder and comfort. Produced as part of the 5th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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In this animated short from the Hothouse 5 series, a lonely old lady sits in an empty room knitting. As her thoughts wander, her dreams take the shape of fanciful knitted creatures and objects that cocoon her in a pattern of wonder and comfort.
Produced as part of the 5th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
Produced as part of the 5th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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writerNeely Goniodsky
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directorNeely Goniodsky
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mentoring directorAlison Reiko LoaderJanet PerlmanSteve Woloshen
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musicLuigi Allemano
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sound designLuigi Allemano
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editorJelena Popovic
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infographicsSusan GourleyLouis-André Fortin
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musicianLuigi AllemanoMariane CroteauFrançois PilonJohn Sadowy
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foley artistKarla Baumgardner
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sound editorLuigi Allemano
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sound recorderGeoffrey Mitchell
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mixGeoffrey Mitchell
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technical coordinatorJulie Laperrière
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online editorYannick Carrier
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marketingMia DesrochesPatrick Viegas
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administrationGisèle GuilbaultRosalina Di Sario
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executive producerDavid Verrall
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producerMichael Fukushima
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associate producerMaral Mohammadian
Ages 11 to 12
School subjects
As the elderly lady's fingers knit and purl, she attaches a memory of a thing, time, place, event or person to a stitch in the pattern of her knitting. Students can create a collage, a piece of art or knit a piece that represents their memories or their identity.