Blackfly (film)

Blackfly
Directed byChristopher Hinton
Produced byWilliam Pettigrew
Cinematography
  • Raymond Dumas
  • Pierre Landry
  • Lynda Pelley
Edited byChristopher Hinton
Music byWade Hemsworth
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1991 (1991) (Canada)
Running time
5 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Blackfly is a 1991 Canadian animated short from Christopher Hinton, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and based on "The Black Fly Song" by Wade Hemsworth. It was nominated for an Academy Award and Genie Award for Best Animated Short.[1] The version of the song used in the film features back-up vocals from Kate & Anna McGarrigle.[2]

  1. ^ Brownstein, Bill (March 7, 1992). "Montreal Animators Awaiting Night with Oscar". The Gazette.
  2. ^ "Blackfly". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 2017-05-04.