Wild Life

Name: Wild Life
Uploaded: 2012-01-20T18:48:34Z
Duration: 816 s
Description: In 1909 a dapper young Englishman is shipped off to Alberta to try his hand at ranching. More devoted to badminton, birdwatching and drink than to herding cattle, he finds his genteel upbringing no match for the harsh prairie, in a story about the land's beauty, homesickness and living out of place.

Year listed: 2012

Title at the original source

WILD LIFE | Full Animated Film | National Film Board of Canada

Published at the original source: 2012-01-20. This is the upload date, which may differ from the film’s release.

14 min · English · Animation · Drama

In 1909 a dapper young Englishman is shipped off to Alberta to try his hand at ranching. More devoted to badminton, birdwatching and drink than to herding cattle, he finds his genteel upbringing no match for the harsh prairie, in a story about the land's beauty, homesickness and living out of place.

Why we picked it

Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby's Oscar-nominated NFB animation: in 1909 a dapper Englishman tries ranching in Alberta, armed with badminton, birdwatching and liquor. Painterly, funny and sad.

Not curator-rated. Mature themes may occur; source and content review pending.

Source: NFB

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