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The Magic Quilt

Directed by Bettina Maylone
Canada, 1985 (animation / children's, 13 minutes, colour, English)
The Magic Quilt
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"Visual gags, humour, sound effects, live action and cut-out and embroidery animation combine to make this an enchanting parable of good will and understanding. A group of children finds a magic quilt that is their passport to a voyage of discovery. They step inside the quilt and as they travel through its velvet farmlands and satin cities, they experience the multiculturalism of Canada. The quilt is torn and the magic broken when a quarrel breaks out. Once the quilt is repaired and harmony restored, the children have learned that patience and goodwill are needed to mend and maintain quilts, friendships, and nations."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: George Johnson, John Taylor
Principal Cast: Lynn Daley, Vanessa Drake-Johnson, Luke Laconde, René Mankuma, Brenna Quan
Cinematography: Jack Long, Robert McLachlan
Animation: Bettina Maylone
Film Editing: Charles Wilkinson
Music: Ken Hemmerick
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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