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A Monster's Calling

2001 5 min
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A Monster's Calling is a humorous animated film about the nature of personal anxieties, and body image. An "under-the-bed" monster wanders through a slumbering household, wreaking typical monster havoc. First a little girl, then an older brother, and finally the teenaged big sister. It's surprising, to both the monster and to us, what frightens each of them. A film without words. Ce court métrage d'animation 2D raconte l'histoire d'un monstre qui rôde dans une maison, telle une ombre insaisissable venue troubler le sommeil d'un gamin et de ses deux sœurs. Avec une terrifiante habileté, il s'infiltre tour à tour dans …

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A Monster's Calling is a humorous animated film about the nature of personal anxieties, and body image. An "under-the-bed" monster wanders through a slumbering household, wreaking typical monster havoc. First a little girl, then an older brother, and finally the teenaged big sister. It's surprising, to both the monster and to us, what frightens each of them. A film without words.

Ce court métrage d'animation 2D raconte l'histoire d'un monstre qui rôde dans une maison, telle une ombre insaisissable venue troubler le sommeil d'un gamin et de ses deux sœurs. Avec une terrifiante habileté, il s'infiltre tour à tour dans leurs pensées pour réveiller leurs plus grandes peurs. Pour l'adolescente, la pire crainte serait de ne pas correspondre à l'idéal de beauté véhiculé par les médias.



D'où viennent ces monstres qui nourrissent leur sentiment d'insécurité? Pourquoi exercent-ils tant de pouvoir? Conçu pour de jeunes spectateurs, ce film d'animation plein d'humour favorisera les échanges sur l'origine des angoisses suscitées par l'image corporelle. Film sans paroles.

  • story
    Louise Johnson
  • direction
    Louise Johnson
  • animation
    Louise Johnson
  • digital animation
    Jean-Jacques Tremblay
  • music
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • sound
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • picture editing
    Gordon Hashimoto
  • sound editing
    Jackie Newell
  • digital imaging specialist
    Normand Gauthier
  • musician
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
    Mathieu Gaulin
    Marc Villemure
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
    Elana Medicoff
  • recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Patrick Viegas
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • post-production coordination
    Richard Lesage
    Andrée Lachapelle
  • administration
    Gisèle Guilbault
  • executive producer
    David Verrall
  • producer
    Michael Fukushima

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Ages 10 to 15
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Perhaps what is truly frightening for young people are the unrealistic expectations they must live with. Have students explore what scares the monster. Why is he bothered by the children's dreams? What does he find frightening? Is it possible that something can be frightening and we not even realize it? Students can discuss some of the unrealistic expectations in their lives. Is feeling stressed and anxious a little bit like living a kind of nightmare?
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