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Rubans

2017 8 min
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Dans son tout dernier court métrage d’animation, la réalisatrice oscarisée Torill Kove explore la beauté et la complexité de l’amour parental, des liens tissés avec le temps, qui nous font grandir et nous façonnent.

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Dans son tout dernier court métrage d’animation, la réalisatrice oscarisée Torill Kove explore la beauté et la complexité de l’amour parental, des liens tissés avec le temps, qui nous font grandir et nous façonnent.

  • direction
    Torill Kove
  • animation
    Torill Kove
    Josefine Hannibal
  • sets
    Torill Kove
  • clouds consultant
    Anne Ashton
  • colour consultant
    Anne Ashton
  • composition
    Kristian Pedersen
    Cathinka Tanberg
  • animation assistant
    Sunniva Fluge Hole
  • None
    Andreas Paleologos
    Kari Moen Kristiansen
  • original music
    Kevin Dean
  • trumpet
    Kevin Dean
  • piano
    Jeff Johnston
  • percussion
    Michel Lambert
    Greg Ritchie
  • recording engineer
    Jack Kelly
  • sound design
    Luigi Allemano
  • sound effects creation
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Karla Baumgardner
  • sound mixer
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • editing
    Simen Gengenbach
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • technical team
    Steve Hallé
    Randall Finnerty
    Candice Desormeaux
    Éloi Champagne
  • administration
    Dominique Forget
    Rosalina Di Sario
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
    Jon Montes
  • producer
    Lise Fearnley
    Tonje Skar Reiersen
    Michael Fukushima
  • production baby
    Stian Skar Skuterud
  • senior advisor production
    Bjorn Arne Odden
    Fridrik Mar

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Education

Ages 12 to 18
School subjects

This animated short without words explores the threads that bind a mother to her child. Why is there no dialogue in this short? What does the thread represent? What does the bubble represent? What does the ending of this short film mean? Have students create a visual of the threads that tie them to the important people in their lives. Examine the storytelling used in an animated short. Explore the codes and conventions of animated shorts.