Wild Life

2011 0h 14m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 25

AnimationWesternFantasy

Synopsis

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This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adam Blackwood
(voice)
Luba Goy
(voice)
Anthony Bekenn
(voice)
Keith Dinicol
(voice)
Colin Fox
(voice)
Nonnie Griffin
(voice)
Ben Carlson
(voice)
Amy Rutherford
(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amanda Forbis
Writers: Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Judith Gruber-Stitzer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Patrick Butler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Adam Blackwood and Luba Goy and Anthony Bekenn carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2097943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Amanda Forbis directs. Judith Gruber-Stitzer scores. Patrick Butler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Original score by Judith Gruber-Stitzer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Patrick Butler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Adam Blackwood and Luba Goy and Anthony Bekenn carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2097943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 21 themes, including "canada", "homesickness", "ranch", "letter".

The technical file

Original score: Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Editing: Patrick Butler
Runtime: 14 min · 0h 14m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Wild Life (2011)

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-03-31
★ 7/10
I liked the brush-stroke style of animation here as we follow a rather naive young Englishman as he leaves the comforts of his upper-class existence and emigrates to Calgary. Now in 1909, that was little more than an hamlet but he has plenty of (parental) cash, so secures a 90-acre spread equipped with a pond and a shack. He's happy enough - though perhaps not as adventurous as he declares to his folks in his letters. With the harsh winter approaching, though, loneliness begins to set in and then... Simultaneously, we have a sequence of inter titles that describe to us something of the life of a comet. It's time near the brightness of the sun before it's journey takes it beyond the orbit of Pluto. Analogous? The narrative pokes a little fun at all things English (even the Scots get their dig in) and is quite amiable. I've only ever been into the north of Canada once - to a British Army Arctic training facility. The bitter cold and the darkness of the winter months is almost claustrophobic - and that was with double glazing and central heating. Brrr!

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