Skip to content
Accessibility
New release
Coming
Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 2011
Wild Life
2011
13 min
Leaving soon
In 1909, a dapper young remittance man is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. This animated short is about the beauty of the prairie, the pang of being homesick and the folly of living dangerously out of context.
In 1909, a dapper young remittance man is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. This animated short is about the beauty of the prairie, the pang of being homesick and the folly of living dangerously out of context.
-
directorAmanda ForbisWendy Tilby
-
castAdam BlackwoodLuba GoyAnthony BekennKeith DinicolColin FoxNonnie GriffinBen CarlsonAmy Rutherford
-
castingGail Carr
-
original musicJudith Gruber-Stitzer
-
sound supervisionPatrick Butler
-
editingPatrick Butler
-
sound editingBrent Planiden
-
foleyAndy Malcolm
-
additional paintingDeborah TilbyCorinne DicksonVal Nelson
-
additional animationStephen McCallumOlivier Masson
-
infographicsBrandon BlommaertFred Casia
-
digital effectsBrandon BlommaertFred Casia
-
digital imaging consultationRandall FinnertySusan GourleyPierre Plouffe
-
scanningKelly Clarkson
-
online editingYannick Carrier
-
titlesGaspard Gaudreau
-
music recordingGeoffrey MitchellMathieu LerouxDon Murnaghan
-
music mixGeoffrey MitchellMathieu LerouxDon Murnaghan
-
voice recordingRon MellegersThillaye ProductionsJonathan CookRyan Aktari
-
foley recordingDavid J. Taylor
-
final mixJean Paul Vialard
-
vocalsRussell De Carle
-
archival researchElizabeth KlinckSylvia Mezei
-
rightsElizabeth KlinckSylvia Mezei
-
technical coordinationSteve HalléJulie Laperrière
-
production coordinationMarie-Christine NadonElaine LargieLysanne Fortier
-
administrationGisèle GuilbaultDarin Clausen
-
marketingJulie Armstrong-Boileau
-
producerMarcy PageBonnie Thompson
-
executive producerDavid ChristensenDavid Verrall
Ages 14 to 16
Study Guide
School subjects
As a class, brainstorm all the reasons why the young Englishman decided to go to Canada in 1909. Identify the ways in which he was unprepared for this new lifestyle. What could he have done to better his chances of survival during his first winter? Comment on the comet analogy that runs through the film. Research the life of a Canadian rancher at the turn of the last century. Extension: Compare ranching as it exists today in the Prairies to the early settlement days.