Vimy-Ridge

Vimy-Ridge

2006 (estimated) Festival Film Hothouse 3

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

Synopsis

In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada. In this film he uses imagery of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial monument in northern France to summon up names, faces and shadows that are fading from our memory.

Credits

Directing

Director
Damien Hess

Producing

Producer
Michael Fukushima
Executive Producer
David Verrall

Writing

Writer
Damien Hess

Animation

Animator
Damien Hess

Music

Music
Luigi Allemano

Editing

Editor
Jason Lee

Crew

Sound Editor
Luigi Allemano
Editor
Jason Lee
Foley
Karla Baumgardner
Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Mix
Geoffrey Mitchell

Production notes

This film was made as part of the third edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.