Based on the true events of the Halifax Explosion in 1917, a sailor soars above the blast towards the great unknown.
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Canada
2022
No Dialogue
Violence
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 6
Cinematic form is given to life’s big mysteries: luck and fate, love and loss, and the spiritual supernatural.
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Credits
Executive Producer
David Christensen
Producer
David Christensen
Screenwriter
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
ANIM
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, William J Dyer
Editor
Serge Verreault
Original Music
Luigi Allemano
Directors
Amanda Forbis
Amanda Forbis studied film, video, and animation at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver. In 1995, Wendy Tilby invited her to Montreal to co-direct When the Day Breaks (1999). It received numerous honours, including the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes, an Academy Award nomination, and the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, and the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. In 2011, they followed up with Wild Life, which was also nominated for an Academy Award.
Wendy Tilby
Wendy Tilby’s first film, Strings (1991), won many international awards, including a Genie Award and first prize at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award. Tilby then joined forces with Amanda Forbis to direct When the Day Breaks (1999). It received numerous honours, including the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes, an Academy Award nomination, and the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, and the Hiroshima International Animation Festival. In 2011, they followed up with Wild Life, which was also nominated for an Academy Award.