BLACKFLY

Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1991

This animated film about the pesky blackfly is based on the song of the same title, written and sung by Canadian folk singer Wade Hemsworth, with back-up vocals by the McGarrigle sisters. It recounts Hemsworth's battles with this quintessential "critter" during a summer of surveying in Northern Ontario.

For ages 9 - 11

Directed by Christopher Hinton - 1991 | 5 min

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