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The Sparky Book
200613 min 48 secFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction
Direction: Mary Lewis
Production: Annette ClarkeMichael FukushimaKent MartinDavid Verrall
Script: Mary Lewis
Co-produced by the NFB's Atlantic Centre and Animation Studio.
In Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis' live action/animation hybrid short film, a talking goldfish tells us the poignant story of his best friend, Sparky the dog, and Sparky's owner, a young girl suffering from a serious illness. The dog lords an unusual reign on a harbour city, but his bond to the girl is tested when her illness takes a dark turn.
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Subject categories
- Animals > Stories
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Aging/Death and Dying
- English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
Credits
- writer
- Mary Lewis
- director
- Mary Lewis
- animator
- Mary Lewis
- Anne MacLeod
- Mariana Sol Porta
- Chris Darlington
- cast
- Gordon Pinsent
- Maggie Hickey
- Ruffy Nappo
- Joel Thomas Hynes
- Frances Knickle
- Kevin Lewis
- Patrick Hirtle-Lewis
- Petrina Bromley
- Sheila Abbott
- Christopher Nikolov
- Leah Lewis
- producer
- Annette Clarke
- Michael Fukushima
- director of photography
- Ellie Yonova
- editor
- Lawrence Jackman
- Mary Lewis
- sound recordist
- Harvey Hyslop
- Don Ellis
- 1st assistant director
- Dana Warren
- 2nd assistant director
- Kelly Stone
- production manager
- Anna Petras
- production assistant
- Lisa Clarke
- wrangler
- Christopher Nikolov
- 1st camera assistant
- Keith Burgess
- gaffer
- Flora Planchat
- grip
- Sean Doran
- boom operator
- Brad Gover
- art director
- Pam Hall
- Anne MacLeod
- art director assistant
- Tony Butt
- wardrobe
- Christine Kenny
- makeup
- Dorothy Martin
- still photographer
- Justin Hall
- background performer
- Mary-Lynn Bernard
- Iliyana Boykov
- Lori Heath
- Paul Heneghan
- Stephen Lush
- Christine Peddle
- Mary Ann Rennie
- Harry Stone
- Pat Stone
- painter
- Shelley Cornick
- Abe Hutton
- Mike Skiffington
- consultant
- Peter Evans
- Bertrand Langlois
- digital imaging specialist
- Susan Gourley
- Pierre Plouffe
- original music composer
- Jeff Johnston
- online editor
- Steve Cook
- colourist
- Steve Cook
- sound design
- Lori Clarke
- post-production assistant
- Edward Tanasychuk
- mixer
- Shelley Craig
- production supervisor
- Patricia Coughran
- studio administrator
- John William Lutz
- Gisèle Guilbault
- production coordinator
- Stephanie Coolen
- Vanessa Larsen
- marketing manager
- Amy Stewart Gallant
- executive producer
- Kent Martin
- David Verrall
Awards
- Bill Boyle Award for Excellence in Screenwriting - with a cash prize of $100Flicks International Children Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best ExperimentalYorkton Film Festival