The Spine

Landreth, Chris, (film director.). Hoban, Steven, (film producer.). Page, Marcy, (film producer.). Smith, Mark, (film producer.). Munroe, Robert, (film producer.). Verrall, David, (film producer.). Bechard, Lisa, (film producer.). Mariella, John, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Oscar® winner Chris Landreth returns with a poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction after 26 years of marriage. The Spine continues Landreth's pursuit of a twisted, beautiful and highly original visual aesthetic, using digital imagery to create characters whose physical appearances are metaphors for their unique souls.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (11 min., 17 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Animation Studio. Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Copperheart Animation and C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, and with the creative participation of Autodesk Canada Co. and Seneca College School of Communication Arts.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Chris Landreth ; director, Chris Landreth ; producer, Steven Hoban, Marcy Page ; co-producer, Mark Smith ; executive producer, Robert Munroe, David Verrall ; original music composer, Kirk Elliott ; original music performer, Kirk Elliott ; sound design, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Normand Roger ; sound editing, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Normand Roger ; producer, Lisa Bechard, John Mariella ; animation director, Sean Craig ; animator, Dianna Basso, Ken Collins, Morgan De Lange, Andrew Gregoire, Ryan Harvey, Christina Kelbert, Rundeep Khaira, Scott MacNab, Derek Sunderland, Augusto Quijano Vazquez, Lucas Wright ; layout artist, Paul Arion ; development consultant, Tara Cates, Mark Hazen ; editor, Yonah Lewis, Jeremy Montgomery ; final mix, Serge Boivin, Shelley Craig ; voice recording, null Spence Thomas Audio Post.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Gordon Pinsent, Alberta Watson, Patrice Goodman, Robert McCarrol.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2009.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Best of the Festival Award, 2009 Grand Prize, 2009 Best Animated Short- with a cash prize of $500 USD, 2010 Honourable Mention, 2009
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).