The Phoenix
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
The ancient myth of the phoenix, the legendary bird with the amazing power of self-regeneration, is reborn with a modern twist. In this adaptation of a story by Sylvia Townsend Warner, we follow Lord Strawberry's search for the fabled bird. He finds it in the deserts of Arabia and brings it home to his aviary. Upon Lord Stawberry's death, however, the phoenix ends up as a sideshow in a fairground. This spirited satire of human foibles, with its timely message about our treatment of nature's creatures, will appeal to young people and adults alike.
Characters
Lord Strawberry, Phoenix
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Gayle Thomas
Producing
- Producer
- William Pettigrew, Gayle Thomas
- Executive Producers
- Douglas MacDonald, Barrie McLean
Writing
- Writer
- Sylvia Townsend Warner (Story)
Animation
- Animator
- Gayle Thomas
Voices
- Voice
- Lister Sinclair (Narrator), Brian George, Susan Glover, David Francis
Music
- Music
- Normand Roger, Denis L. Chartrand
Crew
- Sound
- Normand Roger, Denis L. Chartrand
- Re-Recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel, Shelley Craig
Awards
Bronze Apple Award, Literature/Senior High School, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1992.
Best Animation Commendation, Itinerant - CAVE (Catholic Audio-Visual Educators) Media Festival, St. Louis, 1992
Best Animation Commendation, Itinerant - CAVE (Catholic Audio-Visual Educators) Media Festival, St. Louis, 1992