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Happy Birthday

1974 1 min
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In this short animation, a perceptive young boy attending his uncle's birthday party notices the unfortunate results of the man’s smoking habit. The film is part of an anti-smoking campaign produced by the NFB with the participation of Health and Welfare Canada.

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In this short animation, a perceptive young boy attending his uncle's birthday party notices the unfortunate results of the man’s smoking habit. The film is part of an anti-smoking campaign produced by the NFB with the participation of Health and Welfare Canada.

  • director
    Lynn Smith
  • script
    Lynn Smith
  • storyboard
    Lynn Smith
  • design
    Lynn Smith
  • animation
    Lynn Smith
  • producer
    Wolf Koenig
  • sound editing
    Lynn Smith
  • voice
    Robert Fortier
    Signe Johansson
    Malca Gillson
    Diane Courtois
    George Geertsen
    David Bairstow
    Don Arioli
    Ben Rubin
    Joey Rubin
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • camera
    Jacques Avoine
  • colour rendering
    Maggie Aspland
  • unit administrator
    Janet Preston
  • executive producer
    Wolf Koenig

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