The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
Directed byJoyce Borenstein
Written byJoyce Borenstein
Produced bySally Bochner
Richard Elson[1]
CinematographyDavid De Volpi
Pierre Landry
Edited byRita Roy
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein is a 1992 Canadian short animated documentary film directed by Joyce Borenstein.

Summary

The film explores her father, the Canadian painter Sam Borenstein, using various animation techniques alongside integrating archival material, filmed sequences and the paintings themselves to reminisce friends and family and bringing his artwork to life.[2][3]

Accolades

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[4][5] In Canada, it was named best short documentary at the 12th Genie Awards.

See also

References

  1. ^ Documentary Winners: 1993 Oscars
  2. ^ Illumination Animation
  3. ^ ONF
  4. ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "NY Times: The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2008.

External links

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Short Documentary
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