[sotd] NFB -- Blackfly [July 1, 2009]
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- Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:40:05 -0300
Site of the Day for Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Cheery Greetings to all Subscribers Celebrating Canada Day!
NFB -- Blackfly
In honor of Canada Day, today's site, from one of the country's most enduring
institutions, the National Film Board of Canada, presents the short animated
1991
film, "Black Fly". Gentle Subscribers, of all nationalities, may be amused and
entertained by this production of the classic Canadian folksong.
"Blackfly is a breakneck romp based on the song of the same title, written and
sung
by Canadian folk singer Wade Hemsworth, with back-up vocals by Kate and Anna
McGarrigle. This animated film recounts Hemsworth's battles with this
quintessential 'critter' during a summer of surveying in Northern Ontario." -
from
the website
Directed by Christopher Hinton, this five minute film recounts the trials of the
songwriter as he spent a summer with a work crew, in the area of the Little
Abitibi
River, just south of Hudson's Bay. The song, written in 1949, went on to become
a
rueful anthem to the trials of experiencing life close to nature in some areas
of
the Canadian wilderness. The film is offered in QuickTime format.
Buzz over to the site to hum along to this engaging account of man versus
nature in
the wilds of Canada at:
http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/films/film.php?sort=cc&id=25968
A.M. Holm
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