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The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer
20149 min 35 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Randall Lloyd Okita
Production: Maral MohammadianMichael Fukushima
Script: Randall Lloyd Okita
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer is a visually haunting animated short film about two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes. Combining high-speed camerawork, striking art direction and intricate animation sequences, acclaimed visual artist and filmmaker Randall Lloyd Okita crafts a poetic elegy to connectedness and survival.
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Subject categories
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Family LifePsychological Processes
- Families > Interpersonal Relationships
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
- Media Education > Film Animation
- Arts Education > Visual Arts
Credits
- writer
- Randall Lloyd Okita
- director
- Randall Lloyd Okita
- animation
- Sam Javanrouh
- Sam Javanrouh
- Peter Auld
- Helen Thach
- Francis Goulet
- Ferryanto Tantono
- Marlon Castro
- Blayke Nadeau
- Benjamin Figueroa
- Sol Friedman
- VFX supervisor
- Sam Javanrouh
- director of photography
- Samy Inayeh
- music
- Lodewijk Vos
- Joseph Murray
- sound design
- Lodewijk Vos
- Joseph Murray
- musician
- Lodewijk Vos
- Joseph Murray
- Todor Kobakov
- narrator
- Randall Lloyd Okita
- performance
- Randall Lloyd Okita
- animation lead
- Peter Auld
- VFX lead
- Peter Auld
- CG supervisor
- Helen Thach
- production manager
- Helen Thach
- animation producer
- Candice McHugh
- VFX producer
- Candice McHugh
- VFX production
- Sam Javanrouh
- Peter Auld
- Helen Thach
- Francis Goulet
- Ferryanto Tantono
- Marlon Castro
- Blayke Nadeau
- Benjamin Figueroa
- concept art
- Sol Friedman
- storyboard artist
- Samuel Hudecki
- editing
- Mike Reisacher
- 1st assistant director
- Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
- 1st camera assistant
- Chris Gruggen
- 2nd camera assistant
- Jeff Hicks
- gaffer
- Adam Crosby
- additional photography
- Joshua Allen
- Yoann Malnati
- Sam Javanrouh
- key grip
- TJ Richardson
- swing
- Ryan Hernandez
- Andrew Hills
- art director
- Mike White
- props
- Brian Garvey
- set technician
- Paul Kohler
- Mac Ellis
- costume designer
- Rose Broadbent
- SFX coordinator
- James Sled
- data management technician
- Baha Nurlebyev
- camera trainee
- Ramith Midellawala
- production consultant
- Jason Lapeyre
- line production
- Coral Aiken
- location manager
- Jess Lee
- production assistant
- Erin Eastmure
- Mike Keita
- Thyrone Tommy
- Greg Speiser
- Kipling Harrop
- technical coordinator
- Steve Hallé
- online editor
- Denis Gathelier
- titles
- Mélanie Bouchard
- sound mixer
- Serge Boivin
- producer
- Maral Mohammadian
- Michael Fukushima
- technical director
- Éloi Champagne
- marketing manager
- Christine Noël
- production coordinator
- Stéphanie Lalonde
- Dominique Forget
- administration
- Victoire-Émilie Bessette
- Rosalina Di Sario
- executive producer
- Michael Fukushima
Awards
- Prix Format CourtFestival du nouveau cinéma
- Best ExperimentalNY Shorts Fest
- Award for the Best CinematographyInternational Shortfilm Festival - Interfilm
- Best ExperimentalLA Shorts Fest
- Best Canadian Short Film AwardInternational Film Festival