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Release Date:
January 1, 2010
Original Title:
Blossom
Genres:
Animation
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 6
As a young woman journeys to a new country, the promise and possibility of her life spills out like the petals of a flower, unfurling into full and glorious bloom. Julia Kwan’s film Blossom captures a woman's experience, mirrored and reflected in the natural world. As summer opens into spring, mother and daughter build a life together. The taste and texture of each season, whether the ice-cream smell of summer, the crisp birch air of autumn, or the warmth of winter dumplings -- are lovingly rendered in animation, sound and image. Throughout the passage of time, the persistence of love endures, as resolute and unchanging as the cycle of the season.
Administration:
Bruce Hagerman
Animation:
Elisa Chee
Aparna Kapur
Associate Producer:
Teri Snelgrove
Consulting Editor:
Michael Brockington
Director:
Julia Kwan
Director of Photography:
C. Kim Miles
Executive Producer:
Tracey Friesen
Gaffer:
Tony Durke
Makeup Artist:
Pakou Her
Online Editor:
Eliot Piltz
Production Assistant:
Damian Kuehn
Ashley CrowChief
Production Designer:
Mary-Ann Liu
Production Supervisor:
Kathryn Lynch
Sound Designer:
Jamie Mahaffey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Jamie Mahaffey
Technical Supervisor:
Wes Machnikowski
Writer:
Julia Kwan
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