Choke is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michelle Latimer and released in 2011.[1] Created by Latimer in conjunction with animator Terril Calder,[2] the film centres on a young First Nations man who leaves his remote northern reserve to move to the city, only to find life there much more difficult and challenging than he had imagined.
| Choke | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michelle Latimer |
| Written by | Michelle Latimer |
| Produced by | Michelle Latimer |
| Edited by | Cam McLauchlin |
| Animation by | Terril Calder |
Production company | A71 Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival,[3] where it received an honorable mention in the short films category.[4]
It was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011,[5] and subsequently received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[6]
References
edit- ^ Regan Reid, "Indigenous voices rising: Michelle Latimer". Playback, September 21, 2017.
- ^ "‘Choke’ doesn’t win Genie'". Fort Frances Times, March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Film about Burton Cummings attack among Canadian shorts going to Sundance: Film on Cummings attack to screen at Sundance". Canadian Press, December 6, 2010.
- ^ Peter Sciretta, "2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners". SlashFilm, January 30, 2011.
- ^ "The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.
- ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Quebec and Croneberg (sic) lead Genies". Maclean's, January 17, 2012.
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