The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend |
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| Directed by | Caroline Leaf |
| Produced by | Pierre Moretti |
| Editing by | Pierre Lemelin |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
| Release date(s) | 1974 (Canada) |
| Running time | 7 minutes 38 seconds |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Inuktitut |
The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend is a 1974 Canadian animated short from Caroline Leaf, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.
Synopsis
Leaf worked with Inuit artists in the interpretation and design of this film which uses sand on a glass slide lit from below (sand animation) to tell this classic Inuit legend. Despite being from different species, an owl and goose marry. When the goose obeys nature and joins the other geese migrating south, the owl follows but can't keep up, and when the geese stop over on a lake, the owl is unable to float on the water and sinks to the bottom. Although the birds speak to each other in Inuktitut without subtitles, there is little doubt about what is transpiring.
Awards and nominations
- Canadian Film Award – Animated Short, Non-Feature Overall Sound
- BAFTA – Nomination for Best Animated Short
- Ottawa International Animation Festival – First Prize, Films for Children
