Strings

This film paints a vivid portrait of two strangers intimately linked by the shared ceilings, floors and plumbing of their apartments. When an unexpected and pressing problem arises, however, these comfortable connections are compromised. Produced using a painstaking animation process that involves painting on glass and stop-action filming, "Strings" is a film as beautiful as it is haunting.

Two Strangers

Film without words.

Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1992.
Genie Award, Best Animated Short, 1992.
Best Canadian Film, Wendy Tilby, Ottawa International Animation Festival, 1992.
SOFTIMAGE Prize, Best Canadian Film Award for Best Use of Music and/or Sound, Wendy Tilby, Ottawa International Animation Festival, 1992.
Honorable Mention, Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1991.
Honorable Mention, Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California, 1993.
First Prize, 10 to 40 minutes Films, C (ex aequo), International Animated Film Festival/CINANIMA, Espinho, Portugal, 1992.
Gold Medal, with a cash prize of $50, Expo of Short Film and Video, New York, 1992.
Bronze Plaque Award, Arts and Culture - Animation, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 1992.
First Place, Category F (Longer than 5 minutes but within 15 minutes), International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan, 1992.
First Prize, Animation - with a cash prize of $300 (Tied), Annual College and Independent Film and Video Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992.
Blue Ribbon Award, Animation, Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival, Chicago, 1992.
Gold Apple Award, Cultural/Sexual Identity, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1992.
Press Prize awarded by the journalists present in Annecy, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 1991