The Tooth
In this brilliant yet simple animated short, Quebec cartoonist Guy Delisle brings us the story of a young boy, a lost tooth, and an MIA tooth fairy. During increasingly difficult breakfast conversations with his young son, a father must continually come up with reasons for why the fairy has refused to show. Featuring the father from Delisle's popular French series, Le guide de mauvais père (A User's Guide to Neglectful Parenting). This film is part of the Comic Strip Chronicles, a collection of shorts celebrating the strong affinity between comic strips and animated film. Inspired by moments of everyday life, …
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Comic Strip Chronicles2017 - 2021 2 editionsDiscover the creativity and wit of cartoonists-turned-filmmakers in our Comic Strip Chronicles, a collection of shorts that celebrates the strong affinity between two art forms: the comic strip and the animated film.
In this brilliant yet simple animated short, Quebec cartoonist Guy Delisle brings us the story of a young boy, a lost tooth, and an MIA tooth fairy. During increasingly difficult breakfast conversations with his young son, a father must continually come up with reasons for why the fairy has refused to show. Featuring the father from Delisle's popular French series, Le guide de mauvais père (A User's Guide to Neglectful Parenting).
This film is part of the Comic Strip Chronicles, a collection of shorts celebrating the strong affinity between comic strips and animated film. Inspired by moments of everyday life, these films showcase the playful imaginations of renowned artists Guy Delisle, Zviane, Aude Picault, Lewis Trondheim, and Jean Matthieu Tanguy. Produced by the NFB, Canal+, and Sacrebleu.
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directorGuy Delisle
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storyboardPhilippe Archer
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animationSébastien d' Abrigeon
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sound designOlivier Calvert
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voiceMatt HollandEddie Holland
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translationKathleen Fee
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voice directionKathleen Fee
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley assistantThomas Garant
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voice recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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direction - opening sequencePascal BlanchetRodolphe Saint-Gelais
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music - opening sequencePierre Yves Drapeau
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off-line editingSarah Fortin
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technical directionPierre Plouffe
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online editingDenis Pilon
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technical coordination, animationYannick Grandmont
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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production coordinationMichèle Labelle
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technical coordinationJean-François LapriseDaniel Lord
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administrative teamDiane AyotteStéphanie Lalonde
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line productionJocelyne Perrier
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administrationDiane RégimbaldKarine Desmeules
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business affairsClaire Burnoud
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production accountingMaxi Cortez
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project managerCamille Lequenne
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production internCamille ApardJean-Maxime Feutry
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production assistantSophie de CharentenayDavid Figueredo Diez
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post-production studioHigh Fun
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Les Programmes Courts et CréationsPascale FaureBrigitte Pardo
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negotiations managerSébastien Laurent
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communicationsKarletty LavocatPascale Marie
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producerJulie RoyMarc BertrandRon Dyens
Quebec cartoonist Guy Delisle tells the funny and relatable story of an absent-minded father who tries and fails to do the job of the tooth fairy. May be used as a humorous discussion opener on parenting. Animation teachers will find this to be a great example of how to tell a story with clearly developed characters using a simple drawing style. Students could identify body language in the film that shows the father is not reliable. As a response to the short, students could create a simple comic strip or storyboard that could be made into an animated short of an everyday scenario from home.
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The Tooth, Guy Delisle, provided by the National Film Board of Canada