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Death in the Spring
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Death in the Spring

1980-02-06 · 3 min · ★ 10.0

Animation

In this animated short the artist tells the story of an Inuit hunter who clubs a seal pup on the ice and then later dies himself. The film's ethereal images are created and transformed in sand.

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Directors
Anne MacLeod
Production companies
ONF | NFB
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

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