| The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Randall Okita |
| Written by | Randall Okita |
| Produced by | Maral Mohammadian Michael Fukushima |
| Edited by | Mike Reisacher |
| Music by | Joseph Murray Lodewijk Vos |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer is a 2014 Canadian short film directed by Randall Okita.[1] Mixing live action with animation, the film depicts two brothers whose shared childhood traumas have led them in very different directions as adults: one, the "weatherman", has become a cautious, careful man who tries to protect himself by obsessively predicting the future, while the other, the "shadowboxer", has become an aggressive, violent man who is constantly fighting the past.[2]
The film was acted live, but the actors were then replaced with animated silhouettes depicting their inner emotional lives with abstract shapes and images.[3]
- ^ "Three NFB Toons Head for LA Shorts Fest". Animation Magazine, August 20, 2015.
- ^ "INTERVIEWS - Randall Okita discusses "The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer"". Canadian Animation Blog. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "TIFF 2014 Lookahead: A surge of short films". Maclean's, August 31, 2014.