I Want a Dog (film)

I Want a Dog
Directed by Sheldon Cohen
Produced by Marcy Page
David Verrall
Starring Marnie McPhail
Music by Zander Ary
Vocals: Neko Case[1]
Edited by Sheldon Cohen
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • October 25, 2003 (2003-10-25) (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
Running time
 10 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

I Want a Dog is a 2003 animated short film, directed by Sheldon Cohen and based on the 1987 children's book of the same title by Dayal Kaur Khalsa. It tells the story of a girl named May who wants more than anything to have a dog. She tries various strategies to get her parents to allow her one, at last settles for having a rollerskate which she treats like a dog, and in the end wins her desire.[2]

The film has garnered 10 international awards, including First Prize from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cartoon Characters and Crew for I Want a Dog.". The Big Cartoon Database. bcdb.com. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "I Want a Dog". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 2002. Retrieved 16 February 2010.


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