Snow Cat
1998
22 min
Coming soon
A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.
Details
A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.
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directorSheldon Cohen
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producerSheldon CohenKenneth HirschMarcy Page
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finger-paint animationJeami
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story adaptationTim Wynne-Jones
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additional textTim Wynne-Jones
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musicNormand Roger
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sound trackNormand Roger
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music collaborationDenis L. Chartrand
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voiceMaureen StapletonChelsea Cohen
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assistant directorJeami
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animationJeamiSheldon CohenLes Drew
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cameraJeami
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painting on filmDaniel Schorr
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additional paintingCarlos Lillo-BaezaElaine Gasco
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technical consultingSusan Gourley
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optical cameraMichel DuboisBarry Wood
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backgroundsElaine Gasco
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trace and paint supervisionLeslie Bank-Satz
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trace and paintÉric BoltéKaren HibbardSylvain Lavoie
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animation cameraRaymond DumasPierre Landry
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picture editingSheldon Cohen
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voice recordingSteve SchwarzNormand Roger
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additional sound editingDonald McWilliamsJean-Baptiste RogerMichèle Soucy
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final mixSerge BoivinJean Paul Vialard
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post-production co-ordinatorGrace AvrithÉric Barbeau
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program administratorCarrol SmithGisèle Guilbault
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executive producerBarrie Angus McLeanDavid Verrall
Education
Ages 7 to 12
English Language Arts - CanLit
English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables
Questions/Activities:
- What was special about Snow Cat?
- What happened to Snow Cat?
- How did the girl feel at the end of the story and why?
