Balakrishna
When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe of the creature than young Winton Cook, who became inseparable from his mammoth new friend. Using painterly animation, photographs and home-movie treasures, Balakrishna transmits the wistfulness of childhood memories, while evoking themes of friendship and loss, and issues of immigration and elephant conservation.
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Balakrishna, Colin MacKenzie & Aparna Kapur, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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Credits
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writerColin MacKenzieAparna Kapur
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directorColin MacKenzieAparna Kapur
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art directorAparna Kapur
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animatorAparna Kapur
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additional animationÉlise SimardClaire Blanchet
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compositingÉlise SimardClaire Blanchet
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story consultantShandi Mitchell
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picture editorSusan Shanks
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voiceGrady Ainscough
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voice directionTeri Snelgrove
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original musicJudith Gruber-Stitzer
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sound designJudith Gruber-Stitzer
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assistant sound editorSandy Pinteus
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musicianDavid GossageJoe GrassJason Sharp
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director of photographySantosh Sivan
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assistant cameraSojan Vn
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production managerMilind Verekar
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location managerAnirudh Menon
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consulting elephant biologistNibha Namboodiri
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technical coordinator, projectSteve Hallé
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shooting equipment specialistSteve Hallé
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interview recordingAllan Scarth
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foleyKarla BaumgardnerGeoff Mitchell
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music recordingGeoff Mitchell
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voice recordingThe Mix Room
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audio engineerJamie Mahaffey
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technical directorÉloi Champagne
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technical animation coordinatorRandall Finnerty
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post-production coordinatorDaniel LordJean-François Laprise
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technical coordinatorChristopher MacIntosh
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digital technical coordinatorIsabelle PainchaudPierre DupontPatrick Trahan
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researcherColin MacKenzieVincenzo RavinaAshley Corbett
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rights clearancesHélène Dubé
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consultantBruce AlcockTina OuelletteClaire BlanchetDonald McWilliamsFiras MomaniFred CasiaHélène DubéMichael Crummey
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transcriptionDyane Provost
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titlesCynthia Ouellet
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online editorDenis Pilon
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re-recordingJean-Paul Vialard
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production coordinatorChristine Williams
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senior production coordinatorCamila Blos
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production manager traineeMarian Rebeiro
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studio administratorLeslie Anne Poyntz
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marketing managerJohanna Lessard
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publicistPatricia Dillon-MooreJennifer Mair
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legal counselChristian Pitchen
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associate producerTeri Snelgrove
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associate producer - developmentMylène AugustinJon Montes
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producer - investigateMaral Mohammadian
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producerKat Baulu
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executive producerAnnette Clarke
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executive directorMichelle van Beusekom
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