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Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
201023 min 28 secFilm: Animation, Children's film
Direction: Chris LavisMaciek Szczerbowski
Production: Spike JonzeVincent LandayMarcy PageDavid VerrallMarc Côté
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Warner Home Video.
Once Jennie had everything. She had two bowls to eat from, two pillows, and
for cold weather, a red wool sweater. She even had a master who loved her. But
Jennie didn’t care. In the middle of the night she packed everything she had
in a black leather bag with gold buckles and looked out of her favourite
window for the last time...
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There
Must Be More to Life follows Jennie’s surreal, suspenseful and
unexpectedly moving journey to gain new experiences and realize her dream of
becoming the star of the World Mother Goose Theatre.
The National Film Board of Canada and Warner Home Video present a new
live-action/animated adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s book from filmmakers Chris
Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Oscar® nominee and Genie Award
winner for Madame Tutli-Putli), featuring the voices
of Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker.
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Warner
Home Video.
Availability
Subject categories
- Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary WorksAnimation based on LiteratureChildren's StoriesWorld Literature
- Animals > Stories
- English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
- Technology Education > Environment and Technology
Credits
- adaptation
- Chris Lavis
- Maciek Szczerbowski
- director
- Chris Lavis
- Maciek Szczerbowski
- based on the book
- Maurice Sendak
- producer
- Spike Jonze
- Vincent Landay
- Marcy Page
- line production
- Nicolas Fonseca
- executive producer
- David Verrall
- Marc Côté
- director of photography
- Stephanie Weber Biron
- visual effects supervisor
- Peter Bas
- Sylvain Théroux
- art direction
- Brigitte Henry
- miniatures photography
- Brigitte Henry
- production design
- Nikki Woolsey
- music design
- Jean-Frédéric Messier
- sound design
- Jean-Frédéric Messier
- puppets
- Vicki Veenstra
- Texa FX Group
- costume design
- Yso
- voice
- Meryl Streep
- Spike Jonze
- Alain Goulem
- Al Tuck
- Audrée Juteau
- Jackie Burroughs
- Forest Whitaker
- puppeteer
- Marcelle Hudon
- Clea Minaker
- Jamie Shannon
- puppeteer - assistant
- Jonathan McCurley
- Vicki Veenstra
- Graham Soul
- Salim Hammad
- on-screen actor
- Sébastien René
- Audrée Juteau
- Nathalie Claude
- editing
- Chris Lavis
- Maciek Szczerbowski
- visual design
- Chris Lavis
- Maciek Szczerbowski
- 1st assistant camera
- Ina Lopez
- Martine Leclerc
- Olivier Biron
- Denis Fortier
- Chantal Vary
- 2nd assistant camera
- Mathieu Poirier
- digital image technician
- Olivier Biron
- gaffer
- Christophe Pommies
- Maxime Robert-Lachaîne
- Alexis Vallée-Charest
- Jean-François LeGentil
- Daniel Schwartzberg
- Nicolas Tardif
- key grip
- Christian Mouzard
- Joël Poisson
- Guillaume Canniccioni
- Claude Lamontagne
- Mathieu Lefrançois-Gauvreau
- video assist
- Pierre-Luc Boucher
- Lawrence Lafetière
- Emory Murchison
- technical intern
- Howie Pun
- Mirek Tremblay-Hamet
- stop motion animation
- Pierre M. Trudeau
- miniature crew
- Patrick David
- Peter Bas
- Maxime Robert-Lachaîne
- specialty miniature lights
- Mouna Andraos
- specialty miniature lights - assistant
- Nathalie Speter
- props master
- Jonathan McCurley
- set builder
- Nadia Moss
- Jonathan McCurley
- Marie-Luise Anselgruber
- Nancy Belzile
- Fanny Berthiaume
- Kim Billing
- Lisa-Nathalie Côté
- Eva Cvijanovic
- Étienne Gravrand
- Virpi Marjaana Kettunen
- Frédéric Lavoie
- Anastasia Schneider
- prop builder
- Nadia Moss
- Jonathan McCurley
- Marie-Luise Anselgruber
- Nancy Belzile
- Fanny Berthiaume
- Kim Billing
- Lisa-Nathalie Côté
- Eva Cvijanovic
- Étienne Gravrand
- Virpi Marjaana Kettunen
- Frédéric Lavoie
- Anastasia Schneider
- art department intern
- Myriam Elda Arsenault
- Dominique Côté
- Christopher Diaz
- Éléonore Goldberg
- Eric Kaplin
- Nils Ailu Utsi
- Christina Vincelli
- carpenter
- Guillaume Chouinard
- Geoff Levine
- additional carpentry
- Luc Bonin
- Frédéric Lavoie
- choreography
- Nathalie Claude
- makeup
- Joan-Patricia Parris
- assistant makeup
- Sacha Deslandes
- special effects makeup
- CJ Goldman
- moldmaking
- Jonathan Lavallée
- makeup application
- Jonathan Lavallée
- additional makeup application
- Caroline Aquin
- prosthetics
- Texa FX Group
- coordinator
- Olivier Xavier
- shop supervisor
- Serge Lavigueur
- sculptor
- Eric Thivièrge
- shop assistant
- Frederic Hacher
- Jean-Sébastien Côté
- puppet maker
- Clea Minaker
- additional puppet building
- Camille McMillan
- Sylvain Racine
- Erik H. Goulet
- horse armature
- Mike Emiglio
- production consultant
- Benoît Beaulieu
- assistant editor
- Pierre-Luc Boucher
- Caroline de Koninck
- production assistant
- Eric Vanzin-Lagarde
- Eric Digras
- production intern
- Catherine Vincelli
- digital imaging consultation
- Susan Gourley
- Paul Kroitor
- Pierre Plouffe
- technical coordination
- Steve Hallé
- Julie Laperrière
- dialogue editing
- Olivier Rivard
- sound editing
- Olivier Rivard
- additional dialogue editing
- Michael Dart Wadsworth
- additional sound design
- Cédric Marin
- foley
- Simon Meilleur
- musician
- Guillaume Bourque
- Isabelle Bozzini
- Stéphanie Bozzini
- Nicolas Caloia
- Fabrice Marandola
- Clemens Merkel
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Pierre Yves Drapeau
- Sylvain Brassard
- Brian Gallagher
- Bobby Johanson
- Wade Barnett
- voice recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Pierre Yves Drapeau
- Sylvain Brassard
- Brian Gallagher
- Bobby Johanson
- Wade Barnett
- music recording
- Pierre Messier
- René Pierre T. Guérin
- re-recording
- Jean Paul Vialard
- Luc Léger
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- administration
- Gisèle Guilbault
- production coordination
- Marie-Christine Nadon
- Alison Darcy Podbrey
- Rosalina Di Sario
- Sophie Dupuis
- Sophie Cloutier
- Nicole Lagarde
- production accountant
- Serge Alary
- legal
- Stéphane L'Écuyer
- Jean-Claude Wasik
- post-production
- Fake Studio
- visual effects
- Fake Studio
- visual effects producer
- Audrey Boivin
- Barbara Marshall
- John Howard
- post-production supervisor
- Alexis Cadorette
- post-production co-ordinator
- Véronique Morency
- Jeanne-Elyse Prévost
- editorial assistant editor
- Martin Pensa
- Guillaume Poulin
- on-line conform operator
- Stephanie Broussaud
- digital compositor
- Daniel Coupal
- Vincent Dudouet
- Andrei Gheorghiu
- Alex Jadfard
- Mathieu Jolicoeur
- Yong Kyun Kim
- Jean-Philippe Lucas
- Stéphane Morali
- Pete O'Connell
- Martin Pensa
- Théodore Prapas
- Sylvain Théroux
- Nathalie Tremblay
- Patrick David
- Caroline de Koninck
- additional visual effects
- Encore Visual Effects
- lead artist
- Brian McIntyre
- visual effects artist
- Changsoo Eun
- Stephan Fleet
- Dan Lopez
- Bob Minshall
- Leon Nowlin
- Ahren Thomas
- Alfredo Tognetti
Awards
- Golden Sheaf Award: Best Children's and Youth ProductionYorkton Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award: Best Director (Fiction)Yorkton Film Festival