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Hungu
20089 min 9 secFilm: Animation, Fiction
Direction: Nicolas Brault
Production: René ChénierJulie Roy
Script: Nicolas Brault
Under the African sun, a mother's soul resurrected by music will return strength and life to her child. The hungu is an African musical instrument that provides Nicolas Brault with a timeless story told in graceful animation. Film without words.
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Subject categories
- Developing Countries > Africa
- Music > Foreign CountriesMusical Instruments
- Literature and Language > Legends, Myths, and Tales
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Aging/Death and DyingRelationships
- Arts Education > Visual Arts
Credits
- direction
- Nicolas Brault
- script
- Nicolas Brault
- animation
- Nicolas Brault
- script consultant
- Michèle Tougas
- editing
- Richard Comeau
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- music
- Jorge Egidio dos Santos
- René Lussier
- recording
- Luc Léger
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- Jean Paul Vialard
- Shelley Craig
- digital imaging specialist
- Susan Gourley
- Pierre Plouffe
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- marketing manager
- Christine Noël
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- administrative team
- Diane Ayotte
- Michèle Labelle
- technical coordinator
- Julie Laperrière
- line production
- Francine Langdeau
- executive producer
- René Chénier
- producer
- Julie Roy
Awards
- Honourable Mention for the Future Filmmaker AwardInternational Short Film Festival
- Best Animated Short Jury Award-First Place- with a cash prize of $2000 USDInternational Short Film Festival
- Best Animated Short Film- with a cash prize of $1000 USDInternational Film Festival