Note that this program is geoblocked and only available in Canada.
Take in the best in the world of animation with this year's SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL award-winners as selected by the Festival Jury.
Winner, Diversity Award, SPARK ANIMATION 2023
As a child in Vietnam, Thao's mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
Co-directed by Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma, the film employs a hybrid of traditional 2D animation, stop-motion multiplane, and 3D rendering to capture the unique aesthetic of Lam’s handmade paper textures and patterns.
Image Credit: Boat People © 2023 National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.
- Year2023
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorThao Lam, Kjell Boersm
Note that this program is geoblocked and only available in Canada.
Take in the best in the world of animation with this year's SPARK ANIMATION FESTIVAL award-winners as selected by the Festival Jury.
Winner, Diversity Award, SPARK ANIMATION 2023
As a child in Vietnam, Thao's mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
Co-directed by Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma, the film employs a hybrid of traditional 2D animation, stop-motion multiplane, and 3D rendering to capture the unique aesthetic of Lam’s handmade paper textures and patterns.
Image Credit: Boat People © 2023 National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.
- Year2023
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorThao Lam, Kjell Boersm
