Thursday 28 May 2009 - 11:50
The world premiere of Chris Landreth’s The Spine will take place at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, which runs from June 8-13.
Landreth’s latest is the eagerly awaited follow-up film to Ryan, his 2004 Oscar winner for best animated short. From the same creative team that produced Ryan, The Spine uses bizarre but strangely believable imagery to tell the story of an ordinary married couple whose lives are in turn tragic, absurd and beautiful.
The Spine is a poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction. Dan and Mary Rutherford, married 26 years, sit unhappily in a couples’ group counselling session. Angela, another troubled participant in this group, wonders why their marriage has become so lopsided, so twisted. But when Mary leaves Dan, he undergoes a beautiful transformation. What will happen when she returns? Director and scriptwriter Landreth has created an insightful and daring look at the ways individuals evolve, adapt and break.
The Spine was produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Copperheart Animation and C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, with the creative participation of Autodesk Canada and Seneca College School of Communication Arts.
The National Film Board of Canada has published the trailer for The Spine and some behind-the-scenes videos about its creation. Watch the trailer ; 'Making of : New Generation Animations'; 'Making of: Creative Process'; 'Making of: Story Genesis'; 'Making of: the Studio’; and 'Making of: Walkabout'.
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