It's a Dog's Life
This short animation features Fifi the dog, who fantasizes about interstellar travel as an escape from his day-to-day existence as the family scapegoat. While doing whatever it takes to please Mom, Dad and the kids, Fifi tries to make off with some newspaper articles about the latest scientific developments in space travel. Fifi would like nothing better than to be left alone in his basket, his nose buried in a feature story on space travel, but the lively family around him blames him for their own bad behaviour. This animated short is the tale of a dog’s life on a …
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This short animation features Fifi the dog, who fantasizes about interstellar travel as an escape from his day-to-day existence as the family scapegoat. While doing whatever it takes to please Mom, Dad and the kids, Fifi tries to make off with some newspaper articles about the latest scientific developments in space travel. Fifi would like nothing better than to be left alone in his basket, his nose buried in a feature story on space travel, but the lively family around him blames him for their own bad behaviour. This animated short is the tale of a dog’s life on a human scale—what results is an urban fable about learning to live together.
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writingJulie RembauvilleNicolas Bianco-Levrin
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directorJulie RembauvilleNicolas Bianco-Levrin
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assistant directorFederico Vitali
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voiceThor BishopricAlison DarcyFrédérick De GrandpréBrittany DrisdelleGabriel FontanaHolly Gauthier-FrankelMarcel JeanninPier KholJennifer SeguinKwasi Songui
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voice directorKathleen Fee
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castingKathleen Fee
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translationKathleen Fee
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voice recordingAudio Postproduction SPR Inc.Geoffrey Mitchell
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original musicAdrien Chevalier
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songAdrien Chevalier
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music recordingThe Gallery Recording Studio
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music mixingThe Gallery Recording Studio
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sound engineerBrian Forbes
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musicianMarielle de Rocca-SerraTatiana Eva-MarieAdrien ChevalierKoran AganAri Folman-CohenBrad WhiteleyAntoine Cara
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sound editorLoïc Burkhardt
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sound designerLoïc Burkhardt
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assistant sound editorFlavien Van Haezevelde
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assistant sound designFlavien Van Haezevelde
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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backgroundsNicolas Bianco-Levrin
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background assistantNoemi Grüner
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layoutXavier Cruz
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animatorSylvie LéonardXavier CruzMorten Riisberg Hansen
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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compositingBenoît RazyGuillaume Levasseur
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editingHervé Guichard
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technical coordinatorPatrick TallaronJulie LaperrièreFrance CoutureDaniel Lord
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foleyJulien Baissat
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foley recordistJean Baptiste Marizy
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foley recording - assistanceFrançoise Gaillard
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production managerCatherine Blanc-Maurizi
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administratorDiane Régimbald
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line productionFrancine LangdeauJocelyne Perrier
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producerJacques-Rémy GirerdCorinne DestombesJulie Roy
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executive producerEmmanuel BernardRené Chénier
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distribution - marketingDominique TemplierJeremy MourlamChristine Noël
Discover the life of a family as seen through the eyes of its pet, a dog who’s also a science geek. As he tries to read the paper, the poor beast is constantly interrupted by his owners, who unwittingly get on his nerves. Invite your students to explore family dynamics and identify what each family member truly wants and needs. Do these people communicate effectively?
