Agency - English program:.Animation Studio. Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in co-production with Red Kite Animations Limited in association with Scottish Screen.

Direction, Elizabeth Hobbs ; script, Elizabeth Hobbs ; animation, Elizabeth Hobbs ; original music, Normand Roger ; sound design, Normand Roger ; picture editing, Mark Jenkins ; story editor, Mark Jenkins ; sound editing, Pierre Yves Drapeau ; voice recording, Stewart Wakefield ; digital imaging specialist, Pierre Plouffe, Susan Gourley ; digital film specialist, Pierre Landry ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; executive producer, Ken Anderson, David Verrall ; producer, Katja Anderson, Michael Fukushima.

Narration, Sheila Donald.

Recorded 2005.

In 16th-century Scotland, young Sawney Beane yearns to itch and scratch and buccaneer. So he bids farewell to his parents and their life of honest toil. Forty years on, Mr. Beane croaks his dying wish to Betty, his wife. "Go and find our lost son." And so Betty strikes off on her quest across the land, with the family savings in a hankie and a secret suspicion in her heart. The True Story of Sawney Beane reveals what really happened to the infamous Scottish cannibal. Not only was he the vilest felon in the kingdom of King James VI, he was also a son, beloved of Betty. The story, brought to life with charcoal and soft washes of colour, is written and animated by filmmaker Elizabeth Hobbs. It is narrated in actress Sheila Donald's rich brogue and scored by Normand Roger. Technique: charcoal and watercolour on paper.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

McLaren Award for New British Animation, 2005 Award for Best International Programme 3, 2006 "Centaur" Prize for best animation film, Cash prize of 2000 USD, 2006 Cineplex Odeon Award for Best Short Animation, 2006

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).