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Vimy-Ridge

2006 2 min
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In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada. In this film he uses imagery of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial monument in northern France to summon up names, faces and shadows that are fading from our memory. Produced as part of the third edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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  • Hothouse
    Hothouse
    2003 - 2024 14 editions
    Short, surprising and always entertaining! Watch a collection of one-minute animated shorts from our Hothouse animation mentorship program, past and present.

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In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada. In this film he uses imagery of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial monument in northern France to summon up names, faces and shadows that are fading from our memory.



Produced as part of the third edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

  • director
    Damien Hess
  • mentoring director
    Shira Avni
  • sound
    Luigi Allemano
  • original music
    Luigi Allemano
  • musician
    Sheila Hannigan
    Frank Lozano
    François Pilon
    Luigi Allemano
  • infographics
    Benoît Chagnon
    Susan Gourley
  • recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • mixing
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • off-line editor
    Phyllis Lewis
    Denis Gathelier
  • online editing
    Phyllis Lewis
    Denis Gathelier
  • technical coordination
    Julie Laperrière
  • administration
    Gisèle Guilbault
    Rosalina Di Sario
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
  • producer
    Michael Fukushima

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