The Magic Quilt

198512 min 52 secFilm: Animation, Children's film

G

Direction: Bettina Matzkuhn

Production: George JohnsonJohn Taylor

Visual gags, humour, sound effects, live action and cut-out and embroidery animation combine to make this an enchanting parable of good will and understanding. A group of children finds a magic quilt that is their passport to a voyage of discovery. They step inside the quilt and as they travel through its velvet farmlands and satin cities, they experience the multiculturalism of Canada. The quilt is torn and the magic broken when a quarrel breaks out. Once the quilt is repaired and harmony restored, the children have learned that patience and goodwill are needed to mend and maintain quilts, friendships, and nations.

Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > ChildrenCultural Diversity
  • Crafts > Textile Crafts

Credits


director
Bettina Matzkuhn
animation
Bettina Matzkuhn
producer
George Johnson
executive producer
John Taylor
cinematography
Jack Long
Robert McLachlan
sound
Robert Young
Charles Wilkinson
editing
Charles Wilkinson
sound editing
Eileen Hoeter
re-recording
Paul Sharpe
music
Ken Hemmerick
cast
Lynn Daley
Vanessa Drake-Johnson
Luke Laconde
René Mankuma
Brenna Quan

Awards


  • Ruby Slipper Award for Best Animation Film given by the Children's JuryInternational Children's Film and Television Festival