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Seth's Dominion

2014 42 min
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This short documentary, part animation and part live action, is a portrait of Canadian cartoonist Seth, best known for his Palookaville comic books. Throughout his works, Seth transforms an poignant inner life into observant and witty graphic stories. Incredibly prolific, he produces semi-autobiographical comics, award-winning commercial work, as well as what he calls his “little hobbies.” Here, director Luc Chamberland sheds light on his articulate character, mixing insightful biography with vivid animation in an artful fusion of filmmaking techniques that perfectly captures Seth’s manifold creative universe.

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This short documentary, part animation and part live action, is a portrait of Canadian cartoonist Seth, best known for his Palookaville comic books. Throughout his works, Seth transforms an poignant inner life into observant and witty graphic stories. Incredibly prolific, he produces semi-autobiographical comics, award-winning commercial work, as well as what he calls his “little hobbies.” Here, director Luc Chamberland sheds light on his articulate character, mixing insightful biography with vivid animation in an artful fusion of filmmaking techniques that perfectly captures Seth’s manifold creative universe.
  • writer
    Luc Chamberland
  • director
    Luc Chamberland
  • producer
    Marcy Page
    Gerry Flahive
  • associate producer
    Luc Chamberland
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
    Michael Fukushima
    Roddy McManus
  • original music
    Luigi Allemano
  • sound design
    Luigi Allemano
  • interview
    Gregory Gallant
    Chester Brown
    John Henry Gallant
    Joe Matt
    Brad MacKay
    Chris Oliveros
    Tania van Spyk
  • director of photography
    John Minh Tran
  • additional photography
    Mario Bonenfant
    Francis Piquette
  • sound recording
    Steve McNamee
    Sanjay Mehta
    Simon Brien
    Hugues Cormier
  • documentary production assistant
    Scott Burton
    James Hellyer
    Jeremy Larter
    Christopher Logan
  • editing
    Oana Suteu Khintirian
  • assistant editing
    Paul Tom
  • voice
    Bruce Edwards
    Patricia Summersett
  • storyboard
    Luc Chamberland
  • backgrounds
    Alain Coudry
  • animation supervisor
    Jo Meuris
  • animation
    Sean Branigan
    Luc Chamberland
    Jo Meuris
    Jonathan Ng
    Véronique Paquette
    Hyun Jin Park
    Stéphannie Saint-Louis
    Charlie Belin
    Achille Bibard
    Olivia Blanc
    Marion Bordeyne-Boucly
    Élodie Bourielle
    Emma Carré
    Clément Courcier
    Aurélien Fernandez
    Charlotte Gayet
    Faouzi Hammadi
    Marine Laclotte
    Antoine Legendre
    Fabrice Leret
    Gabrielle Locre
    Mathilde Parquet
    Quentin Persyn
    Lin Taing
    Emmanuelle Walker
  • 3D animation
    Clément Courcier
    Quentin Schall
    Marion Bordeyne-Boucly
  • image compositing
    Jo Meuris
    SteGo
    Laurie Mei Ross Dionne
  • digital imaging consultant
    Éloi Champagne
    Randall Finnerty
    Susan Gourley
  • design developmet
    Benoît Chagnon
  • research consultant
    Manfred Becker
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
  • foley assistant
    Rod Thibeault
  • sound editing assistant
    Sharron Mirsky
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • music mix
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • final mix
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • credits
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • technical coordination
    Steve Hallé
    Julie Laperrière
  • production coordination
    Elaine Largie
    Sophie Dupuis
    Lysanne Fortier
    Stéphanie Lalonde
  • studio coordination
    Simon Zaurinni
  • administration
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
    Rosalina Di Sario
    Gisèle Guilbault
  • marketing
    Kelley Alexander

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Ages 12 to 18
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A documentary about the Canadian cartoonist Seth. Ideal for classroom discussions, research projects and activities related to Canadian art and literary figures. This documentary features both live-action and animated portions: Why do you think the filmmaker made this choice, and how do these elements complement each other in shaping the film? Choose one of the animated shorts, and then write about how it connects to larger themes or ideas explored in the documentary. During the film, Seth speaks about how his art changes when he is creating art for himself versus for an audience. As an exercise, create a piece of art such as a story or a comic just for yourself, and then create a piece you intend on sharing with your classmates. Afterwards, contemplate the differences between the two pieces; how did the content change? How did your creative process change? Was there one you preferred? Explain your answers.  

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