Assembly
This experimental short animation is inspired by the NFB's Studio D (1975-1994), a production department aimed at creating filmmaking opportunities for women in Canada. Featuring a rhythmic soundscape and paint-on-glass animation, Assembly shows a woman’s hands cutting and editing a reel of film on a flatbed editing table as fragments of women walking in chains, protesting with placards, and speaking at podiums are inter-cut. We hear bursts of words and the percussive whir and click of the Steenbeck—until a “message” is finally revealed. The film is dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Shannon, a prominent editor and one-time Executive Producer …
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This experimental short animation is inspired by the NFB's Studio D (1975-1994), a production department aimed at creating filmmaking opportunities for women in Canada. Featuring a rhythmic soundscape and paint-on-glass animation, Assembly shows a woman’s hands cutting and editing a reel of film on a flatbed editing table as fragments of women walking in chains, protesting with placards, and speaking at podiums are inter-cut. We hear bursts of words and the percussive whir and click of the Steenbeck—until a “message” is finally revealed. The film is dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Shannon, a prominent editor and one-time Executive Producer of Studio D.
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writerJenn Strom
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directorJenn Strom
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editorJenn Strom
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producerTracey Friesen
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hand painted animationJenn Strom
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original scoreGordon Cobb
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sound designGordon Cobb
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director of photographyKim MacNaughton
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gafferVlad Horodinca
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editor's handsIleana Pietrobruno
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mix facilitySound Kitchen
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mix technicianChris McLaren
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post production servicesFinale Editworks
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researchSylvia Mezei
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copyright clearanceSylvia Mezei
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production assistantRonaldo AcunaDolly RenoKaren Chapman
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production coordinatorTeri SnelgroveJennifer Roworth
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technical coordinatorWes Machnikowski
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production supervisorKathryn Lynch
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marketing managerLeslie Stafford
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program administratorJanine Steele
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executive producerTracey Friesen
