Cycle

A film of free-hand line animation, where the movement as much as the designs reflects the artist’s thoughts on the life of humans and their universe. What evolves is a stream of ideas about the elemental situation of humankind, poised midway between the primary dust and the measureless universe yet unplumbed. A film without words; titles in French, music by Maurice Blackburn. (Award: San Francisco.)

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Credits

director

Suzanne Gervais

producer

Pierre Heberrt

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:05:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015292

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - San Francisco - Awards

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Belief and doubt

Experimental

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1971

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