Agency - English program:.Animation Studio. Agency:.Co-produced by the NFB's Atlantic Centre and Animation Studio. Study guide available.

Writer, Mary Lewis ; director, Mary Lewis ; animator, Mary Lewis ; producer, Annette Clarke, Michael Fukushima ; director of photography, Ellie Yonova ; editor, Lawrence Jackman, Mary Lewis ; sound recordist, Harvey Hyslop, Don Ellis ; wardrobe, Christine Kenny ; makeup, Dorothy Martin ; animator, Anne MacLeod, Mariana Sol Porta, Chris Darlington ; consultant, Peter Evans, Bertrand Langlois ; digital imaging specialist, Susan Gourley, Pierre Plouffe ; original music composer, Jeff Johnston ; sound design, Lori Clarke ; mixer, Shelley Craig ; executive producer, Kent Martin, David Verrall.

Cast, Gordon Pinsent ; cast, Maggie Hickey, Ruffy Nappo, Joel Thomas Hynes, Frances Knickle, Kevin Lewis, Patrick Hirtle-Lewis, Petrina Bromley, Sheila Abbott, Christopher Nikolov, Leah Lewis.

Recorded 2006.

In Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis' live action/animation hybrid short film, a talking goldfish tells us the poignant story of his best friend, Sparky the dog, and Sparky's owner, a young girl suffering from a serious illness. The dog lords an unusual reign on a harbour city, but his bond to the girl is tested when her illness takes a dark turn.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Bill Boyle Award for Excellence in Screenwriting - with a cash prize of $100, 2007 Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Experimental, 2007

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