Glasses

200122 min 32 secFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction

G

Direction: Brian Duchscherer

Production: Barrie Angus McLeanDavid VerrallMarcy Page

Milo is always losing his lunchbox, screwing up in class and humiliating himself on the playground. He'd like to be invincible like his comic book hero Captain Cosmo, but for a shy near-sighted kid, the humiliations of Grade One know no bounds! He lives in a lonely, blurry world and is blind to his one true friend, Gwenny.

A visit to the eye doctor brings things into focus. His first pair of glasses enables Milo to excel in class and on the playground. Full of new-found confidence, he loses sight of who his friends really are until a crushing accident reminds him.

Funny and poignant, Glasses is a vivid cinematic exploration of elementary school life and just how hard it can be when you don't see things quite the way everyone else does.

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Subject categories


  • Children and Youth > Children's StoriesPeer Relationships
  • Health/Personal Development > Bullying & DiscriminationHealthy Relationships
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Child Development

Credits


direction
Brian Duchscherer
design
Brian Duchscherer
animation
Brian Duchscherer
original story
Erna Buffie
Brian Duchscherer
puppets
Brian Duchscherer
Jennifer Small
set construction
Brian Duchscherer
Jennifer Small
additional set construction
Peggy Arel
picture editing
Hannele Halm
Phyllis Lewis
digital imaging effects
Susan Gourley
background optical graphics
Pascale Nadeau
Ishu Patel
lighting
Éric Barbeau
David De Volpi
technical assistance
Éric Barbeau
David De Volpi
voice talent
Sonja Ball
Jamieson Boulanger
Kliment Dentchev
Anna Papadakos
Tali
Hayley Renolds
original music
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
sound supervision
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
musician
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Peter Freeman
Marc Villemure
sound editing
Tony Reed
foley
Karla Baumgardner
Elana Medicoff
foley recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Patrick Viegas
music recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Patrick Viegas
voice recording
Michel Chalut
track reading
Michèle Soucy
final mix
Jean Paul Vialard
Shelley Craig
production coordination
Éric Barbeau
Richard Lesage
Andrée Lachapelle
program administrator
Gisèle Guilbault
Carrol Smith
executive producer
Barrie Angus McLean
David Verrall
producer
Marcy Page

Awards


  • Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best AnimationYorkton Film Festival
  • Second Prize - Special Award for First WorkAnima Mundi
  • Camerio Award for Best Short FilmCarrousel international du film
  • Special Jury Prize - Category: Best Short FilmFestival International du film pour enfants (FIFEM)
  • Chris Statuette - Category: Education and Information International Film and Video Festival
  • Special Commendation - Category: Early EducationInternational Educational Program Contest Japan Prize
  • Norman McLaren Award for Best AnimationAIFF Kids