NFB's special programs:.Filmmaker-in-Residence Program. Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.

Researcher, Philippe Baylaucq ; writer, Philippe Baylaucq ; director, Philippe Baylaucq ; choreography, José Navas ; digital imaging specialist, Pierre Plouffe ; director of photography, Sébastien Gros ; costumes, null Atelier de couture Sonya B. ; editing, Alain Baril ; SANDDE animation, Munro Ferguson ; digital imaging specialist, Susan Gourley ; sound design, Benoît Dame ; sound effects, Gaudry Normand, Pauline Normand, Jonathan Voyer, Guillaume Garant-Rousseau ; music, Robert M. Lepage ; music editing, Nicolas Borycki ; recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; executive producer, René Chénier ; producer, René Chénier.

Recorded 2011.

A cell divides itself. From this first mass of light six luminous bodies soon emerge. They evolve in a world they are discovering - explorers lit by their internal light, leaving behind traces of the fire that animates them. ORA is a stunning meeting between the artistic worlds of choreographer José Navas and filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq. It is the first film to use 3D thermal imaging, producing visuals like none that have ever been seen before: the luminous variations of body heat seen on skin, bodies emitting a multitude of colours, a space filled with movement that transforms itself. ORA is dance transformed by cinema - a completely unique film experience. Director Philippe Baylaucq brings us a spectacular cinematic adventure, in the great tradition of innovative films produced by the National Film Board of Canada.  .

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Special Mention for Firebird Award, 2012 Audience Award for Best Foreign Documentary Film (under 45 minutes), 2012 Award in the Experimental/others category, 2013 Autodesk 3D Independent Short Film Competition Award Winner, 2013 Perron de Cristal Award-Alternative Content Category, 2013

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