Strange Invaders
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
Roger and Doris live a quiet, comfortable life until one night they are awakened by the arrival of a strange visitor. It's a child- the answer to their dreams! A gift from heaven&or, from much further out? The strange little thing takes over, wreaking havoc on the entire household. Life, as the couple knew it, is over. They're a family now, and it's a nightmare!
Anyone planning a family- take heed of this cautionary tale! Doomed parents will appreciate the terror of the couple's plight. Part science-fiction, part autobiography, Strange Invaders is another irrepressible comedy from Cordell Barker, director of the much-loved classic "The Cat Came Back."
Anyone planning a family- take heed of this cautionary tale! Doomed parents will appreciate the terror of the couple's plight. Part science-fiction, part autobiography, Strange Invaders is another irrepressible comedy from Cordell Barker, director of the much-loved classic "The Cat Came Back."
Characters
Roger, Doris, It
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Cordell Barker
Producing
- Producer
- Jennifer Torrance, Cordell Barker
- Executive Producers
- Svend-Erik Eriksen, Ches Yetman
Writing
- Writer
- Cordell Barker
Animation
- Animator
- Cordell Barker
Voices
- Voice
- Cordell Barker (Roger), Jennifer Torrance (Doris), Jackson Barker (It)
Music
- Music
- Luc Préfontaine
Crew
- Backgrounds
- Cordell Barker
- Sound Design
- Luc Préfontaine
- Inking and Pencil-Testing
- William Marce
- Painting and Compositing
- Jim Zaboroski
- Dialogue Editing
- Saul Henteleff
- Re-recording
- Serge Boivin, Shelley Craig
- Production Supervisor
- Scott Collins
- Program Administrator
- Cyndi Forcand
- Original arrangement of "Flower" Duet, Lakme
- Luc Préfontaine
- Sung by
- Mari-Lou Gauthier
- Crew
- Prairie Center
Companies and other credits
- Sound Effects Editing: Studio La Majeure
- A National Film Board of Canada Production
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), Cordell Barker, 2002.
Nominee, Genie Award, Best Animated Short, Jennifer Torrance and Cordell Barker, 2002.
BLIZZARD Award, Best Animation, The BLIZZARDS/Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association Film and Video Awards, Winnipeg, 2002.
BLIZZARD Award, Best Overall Sound, The BLIZZARDS/Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association Film and Video Awards, Winnipeg, 2002.
Jury Award, Golden Sheaf Awards/Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 2002.
Best Animated Short, Cordell Barker, Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain, 2001.
Golden Gate Award, Film and Video -- Animation, Cordell Barker, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2002.
Special distinction "for its great humour, timing and design," Cordell Barker, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, 2002.
Silver Chris Award, Entertainment, Cordell Barker, Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2001.
Honorable Mention, Animated Films and Videos, Cordell Barker, Leipzig DOK Festival, 2001.
Award for Best Animation, International Competition, with a prize of 2,500 Euros ($3,980 Canadian) in post-production services, International Shortfilm Festival - Interfilm, Berlin, 2002.
Special Prize, International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan, 2002.
Bronze Award, Film and Video Production, The Arts/Cultural, WorldFest International Film Festival, Houston, 2002.
Black Maria Director's Choice, with a cash prize $175, Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Jersey City, New Jersey, 2002.
Gold World Medal, Short Film Animated, The New York Festivals/Festival Competition, 2002.
Special Merit Animation, Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 2001.
Grand Prize "I Castelli Animati" for the Best Film in Competition, International Festival of Animated Films/I Castelli Animati, Genzano, Italy, 2001.
Special Mention, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 2001
Nominee, Genie Award, Best Animated Short, Jennifer Torrance and Cordell Barker, 2002.
BLIZZARD Award, Best Animation, The BLIZZARDS/Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association Film and Video Awards, Winnipeg, 2002.
BLIZZARD Award, Best Overall Sound, The BLIZZARDS/Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association Film and Video Awards, Winnipeg, 2002.
Jury Award, Golden Sheaf Awards/Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 2002.
Best Animated Short, Cordell Barker, Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain, 2001.
Golden Gate Award, Film and Video -- Animation, Cordell Barker, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2002.
Special distinction "for its great humour, timing and design," Cordell Barker, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, 2002.
Silver Chris Award, Entertainment, Cordell Barker, Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2001.
Honorable Mention, Animated Films and Videos, Cordell Barker, Leipzig DOK Festival, 2001.
Award for Best Animation, International Competition, with a prize of 2,500 Euros ($3,980 Canadian) in post-production services, International Shortfilm Festival - Interfilm, Berlin, 2002.
Special Prize, International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan, 2002.
Bronze Award, Film and Video Production, The Arts/Cultural, WorldFest International Film Festival, Houston, 2002.
Black Maria Director's Choice, with a cash prize $175, Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Jersey City, New Jersey, 2002.
Gold World Medal, Short Film Animated, The New York Festivals/Festival Competition, 2002.
Special Merit Animation, Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 2001.
Grand Prize "I Castelli Animati" for the Best Film in Competition, International Festival of Animated Films/I Castelli Animati, Genzano, Italy, 2001.
Special Mention, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 2001