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What Rhymes with Toxic

Chemical sludge is spilling into the lake. One turtle, in her desperate hour, summons up the courage to leave her home and speak truth to power.
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Chemical sludge is spilling into the lake. For the city councillor responsible, it’s just a big nuisance. For the wildlife, it’s a catastrophe. One turtle, in her desperate hour, summons up the courage to leave her home and speak truth to power. Turns out there’s more at stake than just the lake.

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  • writer
    Lynn Smith
  • director
    Lynn Smith
  • design
    Lynn Smith
  • animation
    Lynn Smith
  • compositing
    Fred Casia
  • additional animation
    Fred Casia
  • music
    Alexander Ary
  • voice
    Lynn Smith
    Alexander Ary
    Robert Jadah
  • voice editing
    Alexander Ary
  • sound design
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
  • voice recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • technical direction
    Éloi Champagne
  • VFX
    Éloi Champagne
  • animation technical specialist
    Randall Finnerty
  • R&D
    Randall Finnerty
  • technical coordination
    Luc Binette
    Candice Desormeaux
  • titles
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • studio administrator
    Rosalina Di Sario
  • senior production coordinator
    Dominique Forget
  • studio coordinator
    Faisal Moula
  • marketing manager
    Judith Lessard-Bérubé
  • producer
    Lynn Smith
    Maral Mohammadian
  • executive producer
    Michael Fukushima

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Ages 12 to 18

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What Rhymes with Toxic
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