The Trout That Stole the Rainbow
1982
8 min
Coming soon
In this short animation, the world loses its colours when a trout, obsessed by the beauty of the rainbow, steals it from the sky. A vibrant, beautifully illustrated fable about how the rainbow trout got its name.
Details
In this short animation, the world loses its colours when a trout, obsessed by the beauty of the rainbow, steals it from the sky. A vibrant, beautifully illustrated fable about how the rainbow trout got its name.
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directorEva Szasz
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editingEva Szasz
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animationEva Szasz
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producerDennis Sawyer
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executive producerDouglas MacDonald
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scriptJocelyn Rehder
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cameraRaymond DumasJacques AvoinePierre Landry
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soundDiane Normandeau
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music editingDiane Normandeau
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re-recordingHans Peter Strobl
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narratorJoy Coghill
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musicRoger Gravel
Education
Ages 6 to 12
English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables
Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Science - Life Systems/Ecology
Brief “lesson launcher type” activity or a series of inquiry questions with a bit of context:
- Animated film with a fable-type style of storytelling to explain the existence of the Rainbow Trout.
- During the storm, the Trout lay still, waiting. Humans usually wait for storms to end; do you think fish do the same?
- Why might travelling during a current be difficult for a trout?
- Why did trout want to grab the rainbow?
- What are the dangers of keeping the beauty of nature for ourselves? What are some examples of when humans take resources from nature?
- What is the moral of this story?
- Was the trout’s punishment suitable for what he did?
- This story explains an element of nature (where Rainbow Trout got its scales). What other stories do you know of that explain a natural phenomenon?
