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Black Gold
This animated short employs hand-drawn animation layered over stop-motion sequences of moving ink on drumskins to create a striking, mournful portrait of the Alberta tar sands. Produced as part of the 7th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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Hothouse2003 - 2024 14 editionsShort, surprising and always entertaining! Watch a collection of one-minute animated shorts from our Hothouse animation mentorship program, past and present.
This animated short employs hand-drawn animation layered over stop-motion sequences of moving ink on drumskins to create a striking, mournful portrait of the Alberta tar sands.
Produced as part of the 7th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
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writerAimée van Drimmelen
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directorAimée van Drimmelen
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mentoring directorLuigi Allemano
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composerDarren Fung
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musicianDarren FungAnna Sampson
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editorJelena Popovic
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sound editorLuigi Allemano
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infographicsSusan GourleyRandall Finnerty
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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on-lineDenis Gathelier
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technical co-ordinationJulie LaperrièreSteve Hallé
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administrationGisèle GuilbaultRosalina Di SarioElaine Largie
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executive producerDavid Verrall
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producerMichael Fukushima
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associate producerMaral Mohammadian
Ages 13 to 17
School subjects
Discuss forms of recreation that encourage protection of the environment, and those that encourage the development and exploitation of resources. Discuss the various methods of natural-resource extraction and their impact on the life forms that depend on the environments affected by these processes. Ask students to write a persuasive piece that argues for or against extracting oil from bituminous sands (tar sands) and to create an art piece that illustrates their argument.
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Black Gold, Aimée van Drimmelen, provided by the National Film Board of Canada