Manivald
2017
12 min
Coming soon
Manivald, a fox, is turning 33. Overeducated, unemployed and generally uninspired, he lives with his overbearing, retired mother and spends his days learning piano while she makes his coffee and washes his socks. It is an easy life, but not a good one. Their unhealthy co-dependence is about to collapse when the washing machine breaks down and Toomas, a sexy and adventurous wolf repairman, arrives to fix it, and them.
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Manivald, a fox, is turning 33. Overeducated, unemployed and generally uninspired, he lives with his overbearing, retired mother and spends his days learning piano while she makes his coffee and washes his socks. It is an easy life, but not a good one. Their unhealthy co-dependence is about to collapse when the washing machine breaks down and Toomas, a sexy and adventurous wolf repairman, arrives to fix it, and them.
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directorChintis Lundgren
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writerChintis LundgrenDrasko Ivezic
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castTrevor BorisFrance CastelDrasko IvezicTyron BensonChintis Lundgren
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composerTerence Dunn
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animationChintis Lundgren
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additional animationDrasko IvezicDarko VidackovicMia Murat
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backgroundsDrasko IvezicDarko VidackovicMia Murat
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colouringInge Ting
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picture editingChintis LundgrenDrasko IvezicJelena Popovic
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story editing consultantPriit PärnOlga Pärn
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online editingSerge Verreault
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technical crewÉloi ChampagneCandice DesormeauxRandall Finnerty
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sound designPierre Yves Drapeau
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley assistantThomas Garant
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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voice recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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musicianNina GantzSam BeckerBarnaby SouthgateAndrew Stuart-Buttle
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sound engineerMartin Hannah
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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administrationVictoire-Émilie Bessette
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production coordinationRosalina Di SarioDominique ForgetTonis MetsarIva Gasparovic
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marketingJudith Lessard-Bérubé
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public relationsPetra Hofbauer
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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producerChintis LundgrenDrasko IvezicJelena Popovic
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executive producerMichael Fukushima
Education
Ages 17 to 18
Family Studies/Home Economics - Adulthood
Family Studies/Home Economics - Relationships
Health/Personal Development - Sexuality
Media Education - Film Animation
Warnings: [Sexual themes and alcohol use.]
A humorous animated short exploring themes of sexuality, co-dependence and adulthood. Useful for classroom discussions, essays and assignments related to those topics. What do you believe is the symbolic significance of socks, coffee, and the marching band in the film? Do you think the meanings of these symbols change, or are their meanings consistent throughout? Write a piece exploring the thoughts and motivation of the three main characters (Manivald, his Mother, and the Wolf). What are your own thoughts on how themes of sexuality, relationships, identity, and co-dependence are portrayed in the film?
