Harness the Wind

Harness the Wind
Directed bySidney Goldsmith
Written bySidney Goldsmith
Produced byDerek Lamb
Narrated byMichael Kane
CinematographyRaymond Dumas
Music byAlain Clavier
Animation bySidney Goldsmith
Production
company
Release date
  • August 1978 (1978-08) (OIAF)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryCanada

Harness the Wind is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Sidney Goldsmith and released in 1978.[1] The film is an educational documentary depicting the history of wind power.[2]

The film premiered at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in August 1978,[1] where it won the award for Best Instructional Film.[3]

It received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 29th Canadian Film Awards.[4]

  1. ^ a b Ian Haysom, "Animated brilliance: Beyond the crudities of Mickey Mouse". Ottawa Journal, August 31, 1978.
  2. ^ Christina Formenti, The Classical Animated Documentary and Its Contemporary Evolution. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. ISBN 9781501346484. p. 193.
  3. ^ Tony Lofaro, "French film tops at animation festival". Ottawa Citizen, September 5, 1978.
  4. ^ Michael Walsh, "Duke's film in line for 9 honours". The Province, September 7, 1978.