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Lights for Gita

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Eight-year-old Gita can't wait to celebrate Divali, the Hindu festival of lights, in her new home. But it's nothing like New Delhi, where she comes from. The weather is cold and grey and a terrible ice storm cuts off the power, ruining her plans for a party. Obviously, a Divali celebration now is impossible. Or is it? As Gita experiences the glittering beauty of the icy streets outside, the traditional festival of lights comes alive in a sparkling new way. Lights for Gita is part of the NFB's Talespinners collection. Created for children aged five to nine, Talespinners uses vibrant animation to bring popular stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.

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Title

Lights for Gita

Call No

NFB

Digital Link

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Authors

Vo, Michel
Verrall, David
Marks, Isobel
Lynch, Tamara
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Children's literature, Canadian (English)
Fasts and feasts--Hinduism.
Animated filmsCanadian short stories in EnglishChildren's filmsDivaliEast Indian familiesEast Indian girlsEast Indian immigrantsGilmore, RachnaHindu festivalsHinduism

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (7 min., 34 sec.) : sound.

Series

0
9

Awards Note

Writer's Guild Top Ten Award - Category: Children / Preschool, 2002 Best Opera Prima, 2002 Audience Choice Award for Best Short, 2003 Dick and Ada Bird Award for Best Animated Short Film - with a cash prize of 200$., 2002 Honorable Mention - Category: Children and Youth, 2001

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General Note

Agency - English program:.Animation, Children, Interactive Program - East.

Credit Note

Director, Michel Vo ; animator, Gregory Houston ; animation production supervisor, Marie Renaud ; digital imaging specialist, Normand Gauthier ; infographist, Itsik Romano, Dominic Tremblay, Randall Finnerty ; layout, Michel Vo ; storyboard consultant, Sheldon Cohen, Marie Renaud ; writer, Sugith Varughese ; picture editor, José Heppell ; music, Normand Roger ; sound design, Normand Roger ; sound editor, Jean-Baptiste Roger ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; executive producer, David Verrall, Isobel Marks ; producer, Tamara Lynch.

Performer Note

Narrator, Ivan Smith ; voice, Shalini Singh, Ken Fernandez, Majella Castellano, Rosalind Garland.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2001.

Summary

Eight-year-old Gita can't wait to celebrate Divali, the Hindu festival of lights, in her new home. But it's nothing like New Delhi, where she comes from. The weather is cold and grey and a terrible ice storm cuts off the power, ruining her plans for a party. Obviously, a Divali celebration now is impossible. Or is it? As Gita experiences the glittering beauty of the icy streets outside, the traditional festival of lights comes alive in a sparkling new way. Lights for Gita is part of the NFB's Talespinners collection. Created for children aged five to nine, Talespinners uses vibrant animation to bring popular stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Writer's Guild Top Ten Award - Category: Children / Preschool, 2002
Best Opera Prima, 2002
Audience Choice Award for Best Short, 2003
Dick and Ada Bird Award for Best Animated Short Film - with a cash prize of 200$., 2002
Honorable Mention - Category: Children and Youth, 2001

Source of Description Note (R)

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