Spinnolio

19779 min 51 secFilm: Animation

Direction: John Weldon

Production: Wolf KoenigDerek Lamb

Traditional folklore takes a wry turn in this animated tale about a carved wooden puppet who lacks mobility and human consciousness. Noted for his "cool head" and unruffled personality, the inanimate Spinnolio makes a totally passive, though quite successful go at life, until his employer decides to replace him with a computer. A modern-day fairy tale that smacks of the sardonic and has philosophical implications about the nature of consciousness, the work ethic, interpersonal relationships, and the citizen in society.

Subject categories


  • Social Issues > Individual in Society
  • English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
  • Social Studies > Labour Studies
  • Media Education > Popular Culture
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships

Credits


director
John Weldon
animation
John Weldon
producer
Wolf Koenig
executive producer
Derek Lamb
animation camera
Raymond Dumas
Simon Leblanc
Jacques Avoine
re-recording
Michel Descombes
voice
Henry Ramer
Peter MacNeill
Neil Shee
Janet Perlman
Lynn Smith
Don Arioli
music
Art Phillips

Awards


  • Diploma of MeritInternational Film Festival
  • Etrog for Best Animated FilmGenie Awards