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Nov 18, 2022 · 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.
- 8 min
- 172.6K
- The New Yorker
The Flying Sailor is a 2022 Canadian independent animated short film directed by Oscar-nominated directors Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis.
Oct 20, 2022 · Employing a wealth of techniques (3D, 2D, live action, and photographs), along with a bold mix of comedy, suspense, philosophy and playful abstraction, The Flying Sailor is an exhilarating meditation on a few seconds of a life, and a celebration of the wonder and fragility of being.
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- Animation, Short
- Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
- 2022-10-20
*This award-winning short film is the 77th NFB production nominated for an Academy Award®.*Two ships collide in a harbour. An explosion shatters a city. A sa...
- 38 sec
- 16.1K
- NFB
Feb 27, 2023 · How One of History’s Biggest Explosions Inspired Oscar-Nominated Animated Short ‘The Flying Sailor’. Filmmakers Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby talk to TheWrap about the inspiration behind their...
Nov 18, 2022 · Khiara Ortiz writes about “The Flying Sailor,” an animated short by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilbythat imagine what happened to a middle-aged man who survived a devastating explosion in Halifax.
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Dec 14, 2022 · The short film, produced by David Christensen at the National Film Board of Canada and backed by a score written by Luigi Allemano, marks Tilby and Forbis’ first foray into 3D animation.
