Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.

Direction, null Groupe Kiwistiti, Francis Desharnais ; animation, Francis Desharnais ; script, Francis Desharnais, Philippe Venne ; music, Philippe Venne, Frédéric Lebrasseur ; sound track, Philippe Venne, Frédéric Lebrasseur ; editing, Denis Lavoie ; sound editing, Olivier Calvert ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; digital imaging specialist, Pierre Plouffe ; animation camera, Pierre Landry ; music recording, Geoffrey Mitchell, Sylvain Cajelais ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; producer, Marcel Jean.

Recorded 2003.

Quebec city. As hordes of tourists invade the town, a man is found lying unconscious on the ground. A crowd of passers-by forms around him. What happened here? Everyone has their own opinion. While the crowd's babbling feeds the rumour mill, it never occurs to any of the onlookers--not the scientist, or the cop, or the businessman, or the punk chick, or the old lady--to just go and help the poor guy. Rumors is a wickedly funny, biting social satire from the Groupe Kiwistiti, a Quebec-based auteur animation group. The members of the group have their hands in all stages of production--from writing the screenplay to scoring the music. Rumors takes us into the minds of the film's juicy characters--into their inner, mental ferment. Filled with colour and neat visual twists, the film reflects the contrasts of contemporary urban centres--as stunning as a postcard and as in-your-face as a wall spray-painted with graffiti. A film without words.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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