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Animal Friends1958 10 minThis trio of short documentaries paints a portrait of animal-human relationships in a variety of settings. In Roll-call in the Rockies, Banff National Park census-takers on horseback count animals. In the delightful Zoo Comes to Class, animals from Stanley Park Zoo visit an elementary school in Vancouver, to the merriment of all the kids. And in It's a Dog's Life, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Montreal helps place fluffy friends in loving homes. -
The DogwalkerRosie Dransfeld 2007 1 h 16 minThis feature-length, cinéma-vérité documentary presents a moving account of one man’s battle to reconstruct a shattered identity. Michael Borowski is an amateur playwright, rambling philosopher, and survivor of childhood brain injury. He is also a neighbourhood dog walker, using his daily walks to meditate on life. Get to know Michael and the four-legged friends who provide him with companionship and comfort.
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The DogwalkerRosie Dransfeld 2007 50 minA happy gang of dogs heads into the woods. Leading the pack is Michael Borowski - amateur playwright, rambling philosopher and survivor of childhood brain injury.
The Dogwalker is a remarkable cinéma-vérité portrait, a moving account of one man's battle to reconstruct a shattered identity - and a winning meditation on Zen and the art of dogwalking.
"I'm the alpha,"Michael says, untanglling the leashes. Meet The Dogwalker. Take a walk with the master. -
I Want a DogSheldon Cohen 2003 10 minIn this animated short by Sheldon Cohen, young May wants a dog more than anything else in the world. She thinks about dogs all the time; she talks about them, reads about them and covers the walls of her bedroom with dog pictures. But every time she asks her parents for a puppy, they tell her to wait till she's older. But sticking to her motto of "If at first you don’t succeed, try again," May comes up with an ingenious idea to change her parents' minds. Based on the book by Dayal Kaur Khalsa.
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Old DogAnn Marie Fleming 2020 3 minAfter losing his best friend, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship. Writer/director Ann Marie Fleming (Window Horses) makes visible the tender work of caretaking in her new animated short, Old Dog. All dogs (and people) should be so lucky and so loved.
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The PonyLawrence Cherry 1955 37 minThis short film tells the heart-warming Christmas story of two Saskatchewan farm children and a pony named Pancho. There’s no real place for a horse on a fully mechanized wheat farm, but with will and heart they prove that one can be found.
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Snow CatSheldon Cohen 1998 22 minA grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.
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Time OutPriit Pärn 1984 9 minThis short animation stars a small cat with a long striped tail who just can't seem to get organized. He bustles about the room doing morning house chores, but gets preoccupied with the next one before he has properly completed the previous one. Eventually, his day turns into a much stranger, more surreal, and more sadistic adventure than he ever could have anticipated. From award-winning Estonian filmmaker Priit Pärn comes another playfully absurd and whimsical film that challenges traditional animation techniques, with the hand of the animator entering the image and spinning the screen itself.
