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Nadine / a National Film Board of Canada production ; directed by Patrick Péris ; script, Sylvain Charbonneau, Patrick Péris ; producer, Marc Bertrand ; Animation Studio, French Programming and Production, Creation and Innovation.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of depressed persons--Drama.
- Children of depressed persons.
- Depression, Mental--Drama.
- Depression, Mental.
- Genre:
- Animated films.
- Short films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (5 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2018]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Mystery of the Secret Room takes viewers on a spellbinding voyage between the real and the imaginary. An inspiring portrait of family, adversity, and resilience, this richly hued animated short tells the tale of 10-year-old Grace, who uses her creative superpowers to navigate the emotional landscape of her mother's depression. Hand-drawn animations bring two distinct worlds to life: the muted, solid world of "reality" and the saturated palette of Grace's imagination. Through a mixture of techniques and media, including drawn backgrounds, landscape photography, and ink and pastel on paper, Mystery of the Secret Room offers a textured story-world full of surprises, challenges, and emotions, while celebrating the transformative powers of literature and the imagination.
- Participant:
- Actors, Émilien Néron, Jade Charbonneau, Tiphaine De Reyer ; voice, Tod Fennell.
- Credits:
- Animation, Marie Valade, Patrick Péris ; director of photography, David Émond-Ferrat ; original music, Jeff Johnston.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, ©2017.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 25, 2018).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-nadine Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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