Hunger (1973 film)

Hunger/La Faim
English opening title
Directed byPeter Foldes
CinematographyRichard Michaud, Alan Ward
Music byPierre F. Brault
Animation byNestor Burtnyk, Peter Foldes, Marceli Wein
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Running time
11 minutes and 12 seconds
CountryCanada
LanguageNone
Budget$38,893

Hunger/La Faim is a 1973/1974 animated short film produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It was directed by Peter Foldes and is one of the first computer animation films. The story, told without words, is a morality tale about greed and gluttony in contemporary society.

The film won thirteen film awards from 1974–75, and it was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975. An additional Academy Award was granted in 1997 for technical achievement in computer animation.