| Paradise | |
| Director: | Ishu Patel |
| Producer: | Ishu Patel |
| Animator: | Ishu Patel George Ungar |
| Music: | Gheorghe Zamfir |
| Cinematography: | Pierre Landry |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
Paradise is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Ishu Patel and released in 1984.[1]
Using a variety of hand-drawn animation techniques, including cut-out animation, back-lit plasticine, sand and painted glass,[2] the film tells the story of a blackbird who witnesses a brightly coloured bird living in the crystal palace of an emperor; envious of the other bird's apparent opulence, he strives to attain the same lifestyle for himself only to discover that it entails spending most of his time living in a gilded cage.[3]
The film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 57th Academy Awards in 1985,[4] [5] and a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.[6] It was also the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the 1985 Berlin Film Festival,[3] and of a jury prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[3]