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Purple Hat

In this animated short, a young man continues to fabricate elaborate scenarios in order to let fate decide whether he should keep smoking. This film is part of an anti-smoking campaign aimed at children, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of Health and Welfare Canada.
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In this animated short, a young man continues to fabricate elaborate scenarios in order to let fate decide whether he should keep smoking.



This film is part of an anti-smoking campaign aimed at children, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of Health and Welfare Canada.

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  • director
    Lynn Smith
  • script
    Lynn Smith
  • storyboard
    Lynn Smith
  • design
    Lynn Smith
  • animation
    Lynn Smith
  • producer
    Wolf Koenig
  • sound editing
    Gloria Demers
  • voice
    Don Arioli
    Robert Fortier
    Malca Gillson
    Signe Johansson
    Diane Courtois
    George Geertsen
    David Bairstow
  • re-recording
    Michel Descombes
  • camera
    Serge Langlois
  • colour rendering
    Maggie Aspland
  • unit administrator
    Louise Spence
  • executive producer
    Wolf Koenig
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