The Glasses

20192 min 30 secFilm: Animation

Direction: CathonIris BoudreauFrancis Papillon

Production: Frédéric Gauthier (La Pastèque)Martin Brault (La Pastèque)Julie Roy (National Film Board of Canada)Vali Fugulin (La Pastèque)Marc Bertrand (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Iris Boudreau

Produced with the financial participation of Shaw Rocket Fund - Fueling creativity. In collaboration with Télé-Québec. Coproduction by La Pastèque and the National Film Board of Canada.

The Glasses

Cathon proudly shows off her new glasses. Iris is at a loss for words—she’s speechless with admiration. Where do eyeglasses even come from, and how did people first get them to stay on their noses?

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Availability

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Subject categories

  • Technology > Invention
  • Health/Personal Development > Body Image
  • Technology Education > Science and Technology
  • Social Studies > Social History

Credits

director
Cathon
Iris Boudreau
Francis Papillon
writer
Iris Boudreau
illustrator
Cathon
Iris Boudreau
animator
Francis Papillon
Louis Roy
script consultant
Sarah Lalonde
Jean-François Provençal
voice
Angela Galuppo
Cat Lemieux
sound designer
Pierre Yves Drapeau
music
Pierre Yves Drapeau
mixer
Jean Paul Vialard
online editor
Serge Verreault
technical director
Éric Pouliot
Pierre Plouffe
technical specialist - animation
Yannick Grandmont
technical coordinator
Jean-François Laprise
studio coordinator
Laetitia Seguin
Michèle Labelle
administrator
Karine Desmeules
Diane Régimbald
senior production coordinator
Camila Blos
production accountant
Louise Allard
legal advisor
Vanessa Loubineau
Peter Kallianiotis
financial consultant
Joëlle Nadeau
insurer
Assurart
marketing manager
Geneviève Bérard
social media manager
Alex Beausoleil
digital media management
Hélène Archambault
Gina Desjardins
associate producer
Solen Labrie Trépanier
Anne-Marie Bousquet
Mylène Augustin
executive producer
Frédéric Gauthier
Martin Brault
Julie Roy
producer
Vali Fugulin
Marc Bertrand