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Private Eyes

2011 14 min
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This 3D stereoscopic animation tells the story of Matthew, a boy who is never afraid of the dark. Since he's been in darkness all his life, Matthew has eyes where other people only have hands, feet or ears. This week is Matthew's birthday and he's very curious about the surprise his parents are preparing for him. Can he find it?

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This 3D stereoscopic animation tells the story of Matthew, a boy who is never afraid of the dark. Since he's been in darkness all his life, Matthew has eyes where other people only have hands, feet or ears. This week is Matthew's birthday and he's very curious about the surprise his parents are preparing for him. Can he find it?
  • direction
    Nicola Lemay
  • animation
    Nicola Lemay
    Jens Hahn
  • script
    Gilles Tibo
    Nicola Lemay
  • compositing
    Dale Hayward
  • stereoscopy
    Dale Hayward
  • assistant
    Fred Caron
    Maria Margarita Romero
    SteGo
  • editing
    Oana Suteu
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
  • music
    Daniel Scott
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • musician
    Martin Carpentier
    Aron Doyle
    David Grott
    Marc Langis
    Pierre Parent
    Guy Pelletier
    Patrick Vetter
  • voice
    Robert Naylor
    Philip Lemaistre
    Julie Burroughs
    Angela Galuppo
    Mark Camacho
  • adaptation
    Mark Camacho
  • voice director
    Mark Camacho
  • recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Luc Léger
    Mathieu Leroux
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • digital imaging specialist
    Pierre Plouffe
    Susan Gourley
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • titles
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • Stereolab team
    Maral Mohammadian
    Marylin Drolet
    Paul Kroitor
  • marketing manager
    Christine Noël
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Karine Desmeules
    Michèle Labelle
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • line production
    Francine Langdeau
  • executive producer
    René Chénier
  • producer
    Marc Bertrand

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Ages 6 to 10
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Read the book that inspired the film. Ask students to note similarities and differences between the film and the book. Raise student awareness about diversity and differences, and facilitate a conversation about disabilities and the adaptations that people with various disabilities have learned to make.

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