Canary
TITLE
Canary
DIRECTOR
Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
COUNTRY
Canada
YEAR
2022
DURATION
12′
GENRE
Animation
Canary
A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men, risking their lives for a moment in the sunlight above.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
Pierre-Hugues "PH" Dallaire first discovered the thrill of animation at the tender age of 12, giving life to cute, inappropriately homicidal clay figures. His studies in hand-drawn and computer animation led to the creation of animated skits for a nationally televised comedy show and Shed Studios, a co-founded studio where he met Ben... Benoit “Ben” Therriault was born with a pencil in his hand and a cap on his head. His passion for storytelling found an outlet in comic books and filmmaking until he discovered the process of animation. With his storyboarding and design skills, he became a creative force at Shed Studios where he met PH... Featured at the Annecy International Film Festival (Share The Joy, IGA; Vraiment Frais, IGA; Aide Gourmet, IGA). Other accolades include Vimeo Staff Picks (Share The Joy), an Honourable Mention at the Queen Palm International Film Festival (LottoMax Bear), and a CREA Award (MSSS Smoke). Their short-circuited but notable attempt at making the short film Outside in 2016 led them to a better home, and an even better film: Canary!
- DirectorPierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
- ScreenplayPierre-Hugues DALLAIRE, Thomas MICHAEL, Benoit THERRIAULT
- CinematographyJonathan MRETE
- Editing Guillaume POULIN
- Cast
- Producer/s Sébastien MOREAU
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Production Company
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Distributor/s
- Project TitleCanary
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date January 1, 2022
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Country of origin
Canada -
Country of filming
Canada - Language
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
Pierre-Hugues "PH" Dallaire first discovered the thrill of animation at the tender age of 12, giving life to cute, inappropriately homicidal clay figures. His studies in hand-drawn and computer animation led to the creation of animated skits for a nationally televised comedy show and Shed Studios, a co-founded studio where he met Ben... Benoit “Ben” Therriault was born with a pencil in his hand and a cap on his head. His passion for storytelling found an outlet in comic books and filmmaking until he discovered the process of animation. With his storyboarding and design skills, he became a creative force at Shed Studios where he met PH... Featured at the Annecy International Film Festival (Share The Joy, IGA; Vraiment Frais, IGA; Aide Gourmet, IGA). Other accolades include Vimeo Staff Picks (Share The Joy), an Honourable Mention at the Queen Palm International Film Festival (LottoMax Bear), and a CREA Award (MSSS Smoke). Their short-circuited but notable attempt at making the short film Outside in 2016 led them to a better home, and an even better film: Canary!
