A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Sonja Ball, Jamieson Boulanger, Kliment Denchev
Directed by:
Brian Duchscherer
Release Date:
May 28, 2002
Original Title:
Glasses
Alternate Titles:
Nico la taupe
Genres:
Animation | Family
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 23
In this clay stop-animation we meet a little boy who lives in a lonely, blurry world. His nearsightedness brings humiliations in the schoolyard and in his Grade 1 class. A visit to the eye doctor brings things into focus, and his first pair of glasses changes everything!
The poignant tale of a boy who doesn't see things the way everyone else does!Milo is always losing his lunch box, screwing up in class and humiliating himself on the playground. He wants to be invincible like his comic book hero Captain Cosmo, but for a shy near-sighted kid, the humiliations of Grade 1 know no bounds! He lives in a lonely, blurry world and is blind to his one true friend, Gwenny.A visit to the eye doctor brings things into focus. His first pair of glasses gives him new power in class and on the playground. Full of new-found confidence, he loses sight of who his friends really are until a crushing accident reminds him.Glasses explores what it's like for a little boy who doesn't see things quite the way other kids do but longs to fit in. Children will be amused by this funny, poignant story. Teachers in elementary school will find it an entertaining / a valuable discussion-starter for issues that affect their students: peer pressure, fear of feeling left out, friendship and acceptance.
Director:
Brian Duchscherer
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