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Sabina

1991 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

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

Synopsis

An impressionistic film of flowing imagery, exploring sensuality within the feminine imagination. Inspired by Anaïs Nin's poetic writing, Sabina is a symbolic, collective name for women of water, women afloat in their unconscious. Breathing with lush, elemental energy where colors embrace, shapes caress in the soft currents of water and desire, "Sabina" is a celebration of the senses. Subtly choreographed images dance in a dream state where the surreal rules, laying bare the stage for the subconscious to enact its most fantastic inner monologues.

Credits

Directing

Director
Katherine Li

Producing

Producer
Svend-Erik Eriksen, Jennifer Torrance
Executive Producers
Barbara Janes, John Taylor

Voices

Voice
Carrie Katz

Animation

Animator
Katherine Li

Sound

Re-Recording
Shelley Craig, Jean-Pierre Joutel

Production notes

Film without words.

Awards

Golden Sheaf Award, Best Animation, Golden Sheaf Awards/Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1992