A Sea Turtle Story

20129 min 51 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: Kathy Shultz

Production: Silva Basmajian

Script: Kathy Shultz

Under the cover of night, a sea turtle secretly digs a hole on a tropical beach and lays her eggs in the sand before returning to the ocean. With each tide, the hatchlings grow until they are strong enough to emerge, climb to the surface and race to water. So begins the treacherous journey that is the life of a sea turtle—a perilous world filled with predators such as crabs, birds, sharks and even hazards created by humans.

A Sea Turtle Story is a moving and exquisite stop-motion animated film that chronicles the life cycle of this critically endangered species. Capturing the beauty of the ecosystems that sea turtles inhabit, the film is ideal for all audiences, and for teaching young and old alike about these fascinating creatures of the sea.

 

Subject categories


  • Animals > Endangered Species
  • Environment and Conservation > Endangered Species
  • Science > BiologyLife Systems/Ecology

Credits


writer
Kathy Shultz
director
Kathy Shultz
producer
Silva Basmajian
director of photography
Andrew Sneyd
animation
Evan DeRushie
art direction
Winston Hacking
visual effects
Chris De Castro
original music composer
Zach Kellum
Kurt Firla
music performer
Zach Kellum
Kurt Firla
editor
Marcus Matyas
sound editor
Alex Bullock
production supervisor
Mark Wilson
visual effects services
We Are 1188
digital intermediate
Technicolour Toronto
digital intermediate colourist
Jim Fleming
digital intermediate editor
Rob Gyorgy
digital intermediate supervisor
Andrew Pascoe
digital film technician
Margaret Mansell
digital intermediate producer
Darcy Arthurs
technical operations project manager
Brian Reid
sales executive
Grace Carnale Davis
marketing manager
Kelley Alexander
administrative assistant
Andrew Martin-Smith
stereoscopic consultant
Dean Holmes
Paul Kroitor
animation consultant
Virpi Kettu
sea turtle consultant
April Stevens

Awards


  • Audience Award for the Best Animated FilmInternational Film Festival for Children and Youth
  • Prix du jury professionnel dans la catégorie 12 ans et plusPlein la bobine - Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics
  • Best of the ICFilmFestICFilmFest