Afterlife
Foreign title: Après La Vie (French)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
What is dying? How does it feel? Afterlife is an impressionistic and visionary response to these eternal questions. Based on recent studies, case histories, and some of the ancient myths, the afterlife state is portrayed as an awesome but methodical working-out of all the individual's past experiences.
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Ishu Patel
Producing
- Producer
- Derek Lamb
Music
- Music
- Herbie Mann
Animation
- Animator
- Ishu Patel
Production notes
Film without words.
Awards
Etrog Award, Best Animated Film, Ishu Patel, Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, 1978.
Bronze Plaque Award, Religion, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 1980.
Certificate for an Outstanding Film, International Film Festival, Hong Kong, 1980.
Golden Sheaf Award, Best Visual Essay, Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1979.
Prize for Best Animated Film (Tie), Prize Organized by the Ciné-Club of Annecy, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, 1979.
Silver Hugo, International Film Festival, Chicago, 1978.
Chez Ani Award, Most Popular Film of the Festival, International Animation Festival, Ottawa, 1978.
Award for Best Short Film, Montreal World Film Festival, 1978
Bronze Plaque Award, Religion, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 1980.
Certificate for an Outstanding Film, International Film Festival, Hong Kong, 1980.
Golden Sheaf Award, Best Visual Essay, Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1979.
Prize for Best Animated Film (Tie), Prize Organized by the Ciné-Club of Annecy, International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, 1979.
Silver Hugo, International Film Festival, Chicago, 1978.
Chez Ani Award, Most Popular Film of the Festival, International Animation Festival, Ottawa, 1978.
Award for Best Short Film, Montreal World Film Festival, 1978