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Alter Egos

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Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth are Alter Egos. Ryan is living every artist's worst nightmare: losing his ability to create and to provide for himself. He panhandles on the street to make ends meet. But more than thirty years ago, he was among the world's most celebrated animators and an Oscar nominee. Chris, a rising star in animation, is on the opposite trajectory in his career and beginning to experience the kind of adulation Ryan saw decades earlier. In this poignant study of artists, addiction and creativity, director Laurence Green explores these renowned filmmakers and the reasons for their divergent paths. What happened to Ryan Larkin? In his award-winning animated documentary Ryan, Chris tells part of the story. Seamlessly incorporating this film in its entirety, and with excerpts of both men's other Oscar-nominated works, Alter Egos delves deeper into the curious tale of Ryan's descent and explores the complex and utterly fascinating relationship that developed between the two men. Some strong language. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Agency - English program:.Quebec Centre.
Agency:.Produced by Copper Heart Entertainment Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada, in association with CBC Newsworld; Showcase Television; The Independent Film Channel Inc.; with the participation of Canadian Television Fund Licence Fee Program; and Governement of Canada Film and Television Tax Credits.

Credit Note

Writer, Laurence Green ; director, Laurence Green ; producer, Steven Hoban, Mark Smith, Adam Symansky ; executive producer, Karyn Nolan, Noah Segal, Sally Bochner, David Verrall ; director of photography, Jay Ferguson ; editor, Susan Martin ; composer, Adam Warner, Dan Turcotte, Jeremy Edwardes ; sound recordist, Sanjay Mehta, Glenn Hodgins, Philippe Scultéty ; sound supervisor, David McCallum ; re-recording mixer, Lou Solakofski ; sound effects editor, Ronayne Higginson ; production executive, Rachel Fulford, Lynne Carter.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2004.

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Ryan Larkin and Chris Landreth are Alter Egos. Ryan is living every artist's worst nightmare: losing his ability to create and to provide for himself. He panhandles on the street to make ends meet. But more than thirty years ago, he was among the world's most celebrated animators and an Oscar nominee. Chris, a rising star in animation, is on the opposite trajectory in his career and beginning to experience the kind of adulation Ryan saw decades earlier. In this poignant study of artists, addiction and creativity, director Laurence Green explores these renowned filmmakers and the reasons for their divergent paths. What happened to Ryan Larkin? In his award-winning animated documentary Ryan, Chris tells part of the story. Seamlessly incorporating this film in its entirety, and with excerpts of both men's other Oscar-nominated works, Alter Egos delves deeper into the curious tale of Ryan's descent and explores the complex and utterly fascinating relationship that developed between the two men. Some strong language. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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