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The Flying Sailor

Based on the true events of the Halifax Explosion in 1917, a sailor soars above the blast towards the great unknown.

 

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Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

No Dialogue

Film Contact
Content Warning

Violence

PG
8 min

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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 headshot, The Flying Sailor co-director

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 headshot, The Flying Sailor co-director

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.