The Day Is Listening
2013
8 min
Coming soon
This short animation is set to the words of poet Hélène Dorion. In the film, a man and a woman's love for each other rivals only their affection for the written word. Literature accompanies the murmur of their lives and the harmony of their feelings. Filmmaker Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s imagery parallels Dorion’s words to articulate the familiar cycles of longing, loss, and desire.
Details
This short animation is set to the words of poet Hélène Dorion. In the film, a man and a woman's love for each other rivals only their affection for the written word. Literature accompanies the murmur of their lives and the harmony of their feelings. Filmmaker Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s imagery parallels Dorion’s words to articulate the familiar cycles of longing, loss, and desire.
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directorFélix Dufour-Laperrière
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original ideaBernard Émond
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poetryHélène Dorion
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translationHugh Hazelton
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editingMathieu Bouchard-Malo
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animatorJens Hahn
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assistant animatorAlexis Aubin-LaperrièreLinda Manouan
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musicGabriel Dufour-Laperrière
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sound designGabriel Dufour-Laperrière
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sound editing consultantChris Leon
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foleyLise Wedlock
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voiceTania KontoyanniJessica B. HillGuy ThauvetteMartin SimsFrancesca Barcenas
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voice directorKathleen Fee
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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digital imaging specialistPierre Plouffe
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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marketing managerJenny Thibault
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marketing manager - assistanceKarine Sévigny
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administratorDiane Régimbald
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administrative teamDiane AyotteKarine DesmeulesMichèle Labelle
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technical coordinatorDaniel Lord
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line producerFrancine LangdeauJocelyne Perrier
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executive producerRené Chénier
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producerJulie Roy
Education
Ages 14 to 17
Arts Education - Drama
Arts Education - Visual Arts
English Language Arts - Quebec Literature
Family Studies/Home Economics - Relationships
This film is a wonderful blend of poetic words and images. Ask your students to draw on their own imaginations to tell the story of these characters in their own words or with their own images. Can they alter the story by adding a different beginning or ending? This film provides an excellent opportunity to learn about poetry and nurture creativity in the classroom.
