The Visit

Directed by Lisa Jackson

Canada, 2009 (animation, 4 minutes, colour, English)

Also known as "La visite"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French]
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"The Visit tells the true story of a Cree family's strange encounter one winter night, which results in a conversation beyond words. Vistas - 13 short films on the theme of 'nationhood'. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and APTN."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Lisa Jackson
Produced by:	Selwyn Jacob, Tracey Friesen
Narrator:	Barry Ahenakew, Kimowan Ahenakew
Animation:	Jody Kramer
Film Editing:	Hart Snider
Production Company:	Animiki See Digital Productions, National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

(sources)

Quote about The Visit

"[In The Visit], when a young girl spies a bright object in the sky, her family calls in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and her father serenades it with singing and drumming. As he plays, the saucer grows brighter, pulsing in time with the song's rhythm. The matter-of-fact delivery of the storytellers and the simply drawn figures give this story a light-hearted tone, but its tale of intercultural communication belies its simplicity."
-- Jennifer Gauthier (source)

Web Sites about The Visit

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Vistas - The Visit." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=57281.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- Vistas - La visite." Office national du film du Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=57322. [in French]