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The Zoo

Directed by Julia Kwan
Canada, 2018 (animation, 12 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "Le zoo"
The Zoo
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"The Zoo tells the story of a polar bear who lives in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they're both in their twilight years. Acclaimed filmmaker Julia Kwan adeptly makes a poignant statement about gentrification, abandonment of the elderly and leaves us with the notion that perhaps home can be found within."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Julia Kwan
Produced by: Ruth Vincent, Shirley Vercruysse, Julia Kwan, Teri Snelgrove, Michael Fukushima, Blair Miller, Kim Hsu Guise, Jonas Woost, Smita Acharyya
Animation: Jesse Cote, Brad Gibson, Carlos Rossell, Ian Vincent Godfrey
Film Editing: Jesse Cote
Music: Rob Teehan
Production Company: Fire Horse Productions Ltd., National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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