| Zea | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | André Leduc Jean-Jacques Leduc |
| Produced by | Robert Forget |
| Cinematography | Eric Chamberlain |
| Edited by | Werner Nold |
| Music by | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Production company | |
Release date | 1981 |
Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Budget | $73,585 |
Zea is a Canadian short film, directed by André Leduc and Jean-Jacques Leduc and released in 1981.[1]
Set to a recording of the Ralph Vaughan Williams composition "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis", the five-minute film presents a close-up depiction of a kernel of corn slowly heating up in oil until it bursts into popcorn.[2]
A high-speed camera shooting 400 feet per second was used. The film had a budget of $73,585 (equivalent to $210,498 in 2021.[3]
The film was screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where it was co-winner of the Jury Prize in the Short Film Competition.[1] It won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982.[4]
