Flowing Home Explained

Flowing Home
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Director:Sandra Desmazières
Producer:Dora Benousilio
Julie Roy
Starring:Sara Martins
Linh-Dan Pham
Animator:Keyu Chen
Sandra Desmazières
Janet Perlman
Jean-Jacques Prunès
Jing Wang
Music:Manuel Merlot
Editing:Guerric Catala
Studio:National Film Board of Canada
Les Films de l'Arlequin
Runtime:20 minutes
Country:Canada
France
Language:English

Flowing Home (Vietnamese: Như một dòng sông) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Sandra Desmazières and released in 2021.[1] The film tells the story of two sisters in Vietnam who are separated during the Vietnam War, and not reunited for 20 years.[1]

The film was named to the initial shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film,[2] and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/sponsored-by-nfb/how-sandra-desmazieres-made-her-lush-buzzworthy-film-flowing-home-212527.html "How Sandra Desmazières Made Her Lush, Buzzworthy Film ‘Flowing Home’"
  2. Amid Amidi, "15 Animated Shorts Make Oscar Shortlist And ‘Flee’ Makes International And Documentary Shortlists". Cartoon Brew, December 21, 2021.
  3. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.