The Flying Sailor
2022 | 8 min.
In a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbor, sending a passing sailor skyward as he contemplates the wonder and fragility of existence.
All informationInformation
- Director: Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
- Year: 2022
- Country: Canada
- Running time: 8
- Animation technique: Mixed media, 2D Animation
- Title original: The Flying Sailor
- Production company: National Film Board of Canada
- Festival selection: Sundance Film Festival Park City/Salt Lake City, New York International Children’s Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Calgary International Film Festival
- Festival awards: Sundance Festival / 2023 / Short Film Jury Award, Los Angeles Animation Festival / 2022 / Best Experimental, Los Angeles Animation Festival / 2022 / Best Character-based awards, New York City Short Film Festival / 2022 / Best Animation, Ottawa International Animation Festival / 2022 / Best Canadian Film, Calgary International Film Festival / 2022 / Best Animated Short
- Student film: No
