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Le zoo

Inspiré d’un ours ayant réellement vécu au parc Stanley de Vancouver, Le zoo suit les lignes de vie parallèles d’un petit ours polaire et d’un jeune Chinois qui lui rend visite, jusqu’à ce que chacun en arrive au crépuscule de son existence.
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Inspiré d’un ours ayant réellement vécu au parc Stanley de Vancouver, Le zoo raconte l’histoire d’un petit ours polaire et d’un jeune Chinois qui lui rend visite, jusqu’à ce que chacun arrive au crépuscule de son existence. La réputée cinéaste Julia Kwan évoque de façon bouleversante les quartiers ethniques, l’embourgeoisement, l’abandon des aînés ainsi que la notion selon laquelle Le véritable chez-soi habite notre cœur.

Social Issues Seniors Animals All subjects
Animation Les femmes cinéastes All channels
  • script
    Julia Kwan
  • direction
    Julia Kwan
  • producer
    Ruth Vincent
    Shirley Vercruysse
    Julia Kwan
    Smita Acharyya
  • chief animator
    Jesse Cote
  • art direction
    Bonni Reid
  • music
    Rob Teehan
  • sound design
    Greg Stewart
  • storyboard
    Jesse Cote
    Tzanko Tchangov
  • editing
    Jesse Cote
  • additional character design
    Kaho Yoshida
    Elisa Chee
    Aparna Kapur
    Jesse Cote
    Pedro Amato
    Pascal Zaffiro
    Carlos Rossell
    Austin Legg
    Chris Muzyka
  • background layout
    Jesse Cote
    Chris Muzyka
  • background colour design
    Bonni Reid
    Jesse Cote
    Pedro Amato
    Austin Legg
  • animator
    Jesse Cote
    Brad Gibson
    Carlos Rossell
    Ian Vincent Godfrey
  • special effects
    Blatant
  • additional storyboarding
    H.P. Mendoza
  • editing consultant
    Michael Brockington
  • None
    Cinematik
    Post Modern Sound
    Linda McAteer
  • post-sync effects recording
    Rick Senechal
  • sound effects creation
    Don Harrison
  • financial services
    Gemma Davis
  • insurance
    Front Row Insurance
  • legal services
    Miller Thomson
    Eva Schmieg
  • delegate producer
    Teri Snelgrove
  • production supervisor
    Jennifer Roworth
  • technical coordinator
    Wes Machnikowski
  • studio administrator
    Carla Jones
  • production coordinator
    Kristyn Stilling
  • executive producer
    Shirley Vercruysse
    Michael Fukushima
    Blair Miller
    Kim Hsu Guise
    Jonas Woost
  • publicity
    Lizzy Karp
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