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Blossom

2010 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Foreign title: Épanouissement (French)

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

As a young woman journeys to a new country, the promise and possibility of her life spills out like the petals of a flower, unfurling into full and glorious bloom. Julia Kwan's film Blossom captures a woman's experience, mirrored and reflected in the natural world. As summer opens into spring, mother and daughter build a life together. The taste and texture of each season, whether the ice-cream smell of summer, the crisp birch air of autumn, or the warmth of winter dumplings - are lovingly rendered in animation, sound and image. Throughout the passage of time, the persistence of love endures, as resolute and unchanging as the cycle of the season.

Credits

Directing

Director
Julia Kwan

Producing

Producer
Teri Snelgrove (Associate Producer)
Executive Producer
Tracey Friesen

Writing

Writer
Julia Kwan

Animation

Animator
Elisa Chee, Aparna Kapur

Editing

Editor
Michael Brockington (Consulting Editor)
On-Line Editor
Eliot Piltz

Crew

Director of Photography
C. Kim Miles
Photographer
Tallulah
Design
Elisa Chee, Aparna Kapur
Production Designer
Mary Ann Liu
Sound Design
Jamie Mahaffey
Gaffer
Tony Durke
Makeup
Pakou Her
Production Assistants
Damian Kuehn, Ashley CrowChief
Clearances
Found Images Research
Re-Recording Engineer
Jamie Mahaffey
Mix Facility
The Mix Room
Post-Production Services
Finale Editworks
Technical Coordinator
Wes Machnikowski
Production Supervisor
Kathryn Lynch
Marketing Manager
Kay Leung
Program Administrator
Bruce Hagerman