The Big Swing

20111 min 28 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Paula Gillgannon

Production: David VerrallMichael FukushimaMaral Mohammadian

Script: Paula Gillgannon

The macabre tale of a child trying to overcome her fear of the swing.

This animated short was made for Hothouse 7, the NFB’s program for emerging filmmakers, whose central theme was “Here Be Dragons”.

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Subject categories


  • Children and Youth > Sports, Leisure and Play
  • English Language Arts > Poetry

Credits


writer
Paula Gillgannon
director
Paula Gillgannon
mentoring director
Luigi Allemano
composer
Darren Fung
musician
John Corban
Darren Fung
Amy Horvey
Guillaume Roy
Anna Sampson
editor
Jelena Popovic
sound editor
Luigi Allemano
infographics
Susan Gourley
Randall Finnerty
Fred Casia
foley
Karla Baumgardner
recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
music mix
Geoffrey Mitchell
re-recording
Serge Boivin
titles
Gaspard Gaudreau
on-line
Denis Gathelier
technical co-ordination
Julie Laperrière
Steve Hallé
administration
Gisèle Guilbault
Rosalina Di Sario
Elaine Largie
executive producer
David Verrall
producer
Michael Fukushima
associate producer
Maral Mohammadian