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Snow Cat

1998 · 23 min

A gentle, quiet animated short that unfolds like a storybook, with a soft nostalgic warmth and a touch of winter magic.

Directed by
Sheldon Cohen
Genres
Animation, Family
Starring
Maureen Stapleton, Chelsea Cohen, Claudia-Laurie Corbeil
Overview
A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Sheldon Cohen
Genres
Animation, Family
Starring
Maureen Stapleton, Chelsea Cohen, Claudia-Laurie Corbeil
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loneliness
    • family
    • memory
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism3
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family
    Directed by
    Sheldon Cohen
    Starring
    Maureen Stapleton, Chelsea Cohen, Claudia-Laurie Corbeil, Louisette Dussault
    Cinematography
    Michel Dubois, Barry Wood
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    English

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