Nathaël and the Seal Hunt

199010 min 27 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: André ChapdelaineYvon Larochelle

Production: Yves LeducArlette DionRobert Forget

Script: André ChapdelaineYvon LarochelleJacques Savoie

Just when a young boy named Nathael is about to take part in his first seal hunt, this annual event in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence becomes the focus of a world-wide controversy. This evocative short film effectively combines pastel images with pinscreen animation to show a young person's view of the traditional way of life of the Magdalen Islanders, and their perplexity at the censure of the outside world.

Subject categories


  • Environment and Conservation > AllegoriesAnimal-based IndustriesAnimalsSocial Action
  • Fishing and Hunting Industries > Fur Industries and TrappingHuntingQuebec and OntarioSeal and Walrus Hunt

Credits


director
André Chapdelaine
Yvon Larochelle
script
André Chapdelaine
Yvon Larochelle
producer
Yves Leduc
Arlette Dion
executive producer
Robert Forget
text
Jacques Savoie
animation camera
Pierre Landry
sound
Christian Fortin
editing
Pierre Bernier
sound editing
Marie-Claude Salvaille
animation
André Chapdelaine
Yvon Larochelle
Jacques Drouin
voice
Claudine Chatel
Susan Glover
Liza Hull
Nicholas Kilbertus
Robin MacEachran
Elizabeth Mackee
Anne McCormick-Geddis
Philip Spensley
Jacob Tierney
Paul Zakaib
re-recording
Adrian Croll
Christian Fortin
music
Denis Larochelle
Georges Langford