Agency - English program:.Animation Studio. Study guide available.

Director, Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby ; original music, Judith Gruber-Stitzer ; sound supervision, Patrick Butler ; editing, Patrick Butler ; sound editing, Brent Planiden ; foley, Andy Malcolm ; digital effects, Brandon Blommaert, Fred Casia ; music recording, Geoffrey Mitchell, Mathieu Leroux, Don Murnaghan ; voice recording, Ron Mellegers, null Thillaye Productions, Jonathan Cook, Ryan Aktari ; final mix, Jean Paul Vialard ; archival research, Elizabeth Klinck, Sylvia Mezei ; producer, Marcy Page, Bonnie Thompson ; executive producer, David Christensen, David Verrall.

Cast, Adam Blackwood, Luba Goy, Anthony Bekenn, Keith Dinicol, Colin Fox, Nonnie Griffin, Ben Carlson, Amy Rutherford.

Recorded 2011.

In 1909, a dapper young remittance man is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. This animated short is about the beauty of the prairie, the pang of being homesick and the folly of living dangerously out of context.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Best Canadian Short, 2011 First Prize ex-aequo with "Il capo" directed by Yuri Ancarani, 2011 Golden Sheaf Award: Animation, 2012 Best Animation, 2012 Best Animator(s) or Motion Graphic Artist(s), 2012 Best Overall Sound- Drama, 2012 Best Short, 2012 Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Canadian Animation, 2011 Special Jury Award, 2012

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