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The Commute

The distinctive three-note chime of the Toronto subway kicks off a zippy tale of bike theft and survival in an unfamiliar new town. Produced as part of the 13th 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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The distinctive three-note chime of the Toronto subway kicks off a zippy tale of bike theft and survival in an unfamiliar new town.

Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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  • writer
    Tarun Padmakumar
  • director
    Tarun Padmakumar
  • animator
    Tarun Padmakumar
  • mentoring director
    Howie Shia
  • off-line editor
    Pierre Dompierre
  • sound designer
    Luigi Allemano
  • assistant sound designer
    Marie-Josée Archambault
  • music
    Martin Cesar
  • technical director
    Éloi Champagne
  • technical animation support
    Alexandre Roy
  • technical coordination
    Luc Binette
    Albert Kurian
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • online edit
    Serge Verreault
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
  • recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • mix
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • studio administration
    Rosalina Di Sario
  • senior production coordinator
    Dominique Forget
  • marketing
    Judith Lessard-Bérubé
  • associate producer
    Johanne Ste-Marie
  • producer
    Maral Mohammadian
  • executive producer
    Robert McLaughlin

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