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Bones & Boats

Kevin Langdale

2004 1 min

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This short animated tale of Victorian-era folly ends in tragedy. Kevin Langdale's graphic style brims with the majesty of human ambition and the indomitable and sometimes destructive power of the natural world. Produced as part of the second edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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  Hothouse

  2004 13 editions

  Short, surprising and always entertaining! Watch a collection of one-minute animated shorts from our Hothouse animation mentorship program, past and present.

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This short animated tale of Victorian-era folly ends in tragedy. Kevin Langdale's graphic style brims with the majesty of human ambition and the indomitable and sometimes destructive power of the natural world.

Produced as part of the second edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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Credits

• director
  Kevin Langdale
  
• mentoring director
  Janet Perlman
  
• sound
  Andrew Johnston
  
• original music
  Andrew Johnston
  
• musician
  Brian Bacon
  
  Nicolas Caloia
  
  Sheila Hannigan
  
• production collaborator
  Richard Lesage
  
  Phyllis Lewis
  
• digital imaging team
  Martin Ciastko
  
  Randall Finnerty
  
  Susan Gourley
  
  Pierre Landry
  
• post-production
  Shelley Craig
  
  Sylvain Desbiens
  
  Geoffrey Mitchell
  
  Sylvain Cajelais
  
  Luc Léger
  
• administration
  Gisèle Guilbault
  
  Elsa Mouana-Bankouézi
  
• executive producer
  David Verrall
  
• producer
  Michael Fukushima
  

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Education

Ages 11 to 17

Geography - Physical Geography/Geology
Science - Earth Science and Geology
Social Studies - Environmental Challenges

Generate a class discussion about human perseverance through a variety of struggles. Stress the importance of perseverance to ensure human survival as a species. Have students comment on “the human spirit.”

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