| Afterlife | |
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| Directed by | Ishu Patel |
| Produced by | Derek Lamb |
| Music by | Herbie Mann |
| Production company | National Film Board of Canada |
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| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Afterlife is a 1978 animated short by Ishu Patel.
Summary
A film without words and an impressionistic look at life after death, based on recent studies, case histories and myths. In the film, the afterlife state is portrayed as a working-out of all the individual's past experiences.
Accolades
Afterlife was produced by Derek Lamb for the National Film Board of Canada. Afterlife received numerous awards including a Golden Sheaf Award, a Canadian Film Award for Best Animated Film and the award for Best short Film from the Montreal World Film Festival. Music is by Herbie Mann, performing the David Mills composition, "In Tangier", from his album Stone Flute.
References
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1978 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- "Afterlife". Film Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 1978. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- "Afterlife". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012.
External links
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- 1978 films
- Canadian animated short films
- National Film Board of Canada animated short films
- Films directed by Ishu Patel
- Animated films without speech
- Films about the afterlife
- Best Animated Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- 1978 animated short films
- 1970s Canadian animated films
- Annecy Cristal–winning films