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An Old Box
19759 min 11 secFilm: Animation, Fiction
Direction: Paul Driessen
Production: Gaston Sarault
While the townspeople in the village square raucously celebrate Christmas, a derelict old man wandering in an alley rescues a discarded box from the garbage collectors. The box turns out to be magical, taking him on a spiritual journey far more fantastic than any the villagers are likely to experience. An animated film that stresses the power of imagination and the human capacity for spiritual experience. Film without words.
Availability
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language > Christmas StoriesLegends, Myths, and Tales
- English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
- Languages > English as a Second Language
- Media Education > Film Animation
Credits
- director
- Paul Driessen
- producer
- Gaston Sarault
- camera
- Alan Ward
- Raymond Dumas
- sound
- Normand Roger
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- recording
- Roger Lamoureux
- Richard Besse
Awards
- L'Étagne Award - Given by the Jury for Best Sound Festival du dessin animé
- L'Étagne Award - Given by the Jury for Best AnimationFestival du dessin animé
- Amer Golden Eye Award - Category: FestivalsAnnual AMER Film Awards (The Association of Media Educators in Religion)
- Certificate of Excellence - Category: Short FilmsGolden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival
- Silver HugoInternational Film Festival
- Diploma of MeritInternational Film Festival