Autumn Leaves
Autumn brings bitter sweet memories. A woman, missing her husband, struggles to control the leaves and her emotions in this fully animated hilarious take on the classic song.
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Elizabeth LewisDirectorA Kite is a Victim, Villanelle, The Term , Waters of March, Covid Bach
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Project Type:Animation
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Runtime:3 minutes 35 seconds
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Completion Date:December 23, 2022
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Production Budget:1,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Feedback Festival award for Best Drama
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American Documentary and Animation FestivalPalm Springs
United States
April 2, 2023
North American
Born and raised in Montreal, Elizabeth obtained a BA in English Literature from McGill University. She studied art in Montreal and Paris, France. Her first animated film was based on the poem A Kite is a Victim by Leonard Cohen and was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. She later moved to Toronto where she raised her family and worked in commercial animation studios including Walt Disney Animation Canada and the NFB. In addition, she has produced award winning animated films . Later, she taught First Nations and the Inuit in the Arctic and other remote northern Canadian communities . Currently retired from teaching, Elizabeth lives with her husband in cottage country north of Toronto and has returned to painting, animating and writing.
This is an interpretation of the classic song Autumn Leaves sung by Pat Boone. An older woman, alone after the loss of her husband, struggles with the ever increasing leaves on her property. There is relief, though in the touching and heartwarming ending.