| Original Title: | People from The Dark Years 'Bates' | WORLD PREMIERE FILMMAKER WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE | |
| Director(s): | John Halfpenny | ||
| Year of Production: | 2008 | ||
| Nationality: | Canada | ||
| Screening Format: | BETACAM SP NTSC | ||
| Running Time: | 5:00 | ||
| Category: | Television Animation for Adults | ||
Techniques:
2D Computer
2D Computer
Synopsis:
This film is an individual story from a longer work called THE DARK YEARS, a mini-series created for History Television and the NFB. A family falls on hard times during The Great Depression.
This film is an individual story from a longer work called THE DARK YEARS, a mini-series created for History Television and the NFB. A family falls on hard times during The Great Depression.
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| John Halfpenny has been prominent on the Canadian animation scene for more than thirty years. He has been a designer, art director, animator, writer, musician, actor and director. As a director, John's shows have received many honours from the Pompidou Centre to Cartoons on the Bay, from the Ottawa Animation Festival to a victory at Annecy for best television program for Angela Anaconda. Other credits as a director include Stickin' Around, Eek the Cat and Beetlejuice. Over the years, John has learned one thing. Never judge a book by its story. |