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    • The Dreamer

    The Dreamer

    • 1976
    • 00h 02m 32s
    • John Paizs
    • Rent $100
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    Synopsis

    The dreams of a frightened baby elephant, animated in the old Disney style, with the music of the Electric Light Orchestra. 

    Categories

    • Animation,
    • Animals,
    • Art + Artists,
    • Fiction,
    • Narrative,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • 16 mm

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Music,
    • Colour,
    • Optically Printed Drawing/Painting On Cells

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Ontario,
    • Central Canada

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • 16 mm,
    • AppleProRes,
    • BluRay,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Director: John Paizs

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

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    • John Paizs

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    Springtime in Greenland

    • 1981
    • John Paizs

    Nick wears a gloomy cloud despite the sunny spring weather in John Paizs' first film, "Springtime in Greenland", from his "The Three Worlds of Nick Trilogy".

    Springtime in Greenland

    The Obsession of Billy Botski

    • 1980
    • John Paizs

    A young man meets his obsession, a ghostly 60s Playboy-bunny styled "Connie", and is never the same!

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