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Come Again in Spring

This gentle tale about mortality works in subliminal ways. When an old man is visited by Death at his home in the meadows, he has to delve deep to secure more time for himself. Does he have the strength to find the answers he needs? Can we negotiate our time on earth? How do we reconcile our mortal fate? A lyrical look at a reality as old as humanity, yet as young as today. Based on a story by Richard Kennedy.
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This gentle tale about mortality works in subliminal ways. When an old man is visited by Death at his home in the meadows, he has to delve deep to secure more time for himself. Does he have the strength to find the answers he needs? Can we negotiate our time on earth? How do we reconcile our mortal fate? A lyrical look at a reality as old as humanity, yet as young as today. Based on a story by Richard Kennedy.

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  • director
    Belinda Oldford
  • designer
    Belinda Oldford
  • animator
    Belinda Oldford
  • music
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • sound design
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • voice
    Jack Duffy
    David Hemblen
  • editing
    Pierre Plouffe
  • technical director
    Pierre Plouffe
  • infographics
    Pierre Plouffe
    Peter Kronowetter
    Benoît Chagnon
    Louis-André Fortin
    Jo Meuris
    David Anderson
    Daniel Aronson
    Jean Chang
    Stanley Chang
    Qin Leng
    Jason Smalridge
    Jasmine Yee
  • project inspiration
    Ishu Patel
  • additional animation
    Georgine Strathy
    Sylvain Lavoie
    Jodi Schuster
  • additional editing
    Benoît Chagnon
  • backgrounds
    Belinda Oldford
  • colouring
    Belinda Oldford
  • special visual effects
    Peter Kronowetter
    Benoît Chagnon
    Louis-André Fortin
    Jo Meuris
    David Anderson
    Daniel Aronson
    Jean Chang
    Stanley Chang
    Qin Leng
    Jason Smalridge
    Jasmine Yee
  • digital image consultation
    Jean-Marc Brosseau
    Susan Gourley
    Pierre Landry
  • track reading
    Luigi Allemano
  • foley
    Monique Vézina
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Sylvain Cajelais
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Sylvain Cajelais
  • musician
    Michael Brown
    Dave Gossage
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Shelley Craig
  • script consultant
    Ted Potochniak
  • online editing
    David Oxilia
  • technical coordination
    Julie Laperrière
    Richard Lesage
    Jelena Popovic
  • marketing
    Mia Desroches
    Hélène Tanguay
    Melissa Wheeler
  • administration
    Gisèle Guilbault
  • production coordination
    Elaine Largie
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
  • producer
    Marcy Page

Education

Ages 13 to 17
School subjects
Arts Education - Visual Arts Family Studies/Home Economics - Adulthood Health/Personal Development - Human Growth and Development
Why has animation been chosen to tell story? Students write real or imagined tales of instances where someone they know was helped out of a difficult situation through an event in the natural world. Discuss what feelings students have about birds: do they have messages, can they communicate, and is there a natural reciprocity with humans? Students research the role of birds as symbols and present a particular symbol to the class (Advertising, sports, politics, poetry).

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