NFB's special programs:.Cinéaste-Recherché(e) Competition. Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.

Script, Emmanuelle Loslier ; animation, Emmanuelle Loslier ; direction, Emmanuelle Loslier ; editing, José Heppell, Michel Pelland ; sound design, Olivier Calvert ; music, Luigi Allemano ; consultant, Nicolas Brault, Jacques Drouin ; director of photography, Alex Margineanu ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; music recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; digital imaging specialist, Pierre Plouffe ; executive producer, René Chénier ; producer, Julie Roy.

Cast, Onil Melançon.

Recorded 2013.

At first, everything appears to be perfectly normal at the corner of Inspector Street in front of the building that houses the daily newspaper L'Urbain. But it would be a mistake to ignore a newspaper left on a bench, its headlines warning of most unusual phenomena. And it would be an even bigger mistake not to notice what's going on inside this very same newspaper.  With a gust of wind, the pages turn, fold, and come to life, and fantastical creatures emerge from the black-and-white photos within: a bridge that turns into a caterpillar; a steeple transforming into a sharp-beaked bird; a dome that becomes an astonishing octopus; a doodle animating itself. Wild and elemental forces have been unleashed. Skilfully wielding paper cut-outs, origami, and a sense of humour, Emmanuelle Loslier blends film noir, science fiction, fantasy, poetry, and sound textures to plunge us into the heart of a surprising and stunning universe in which the buildings of Montreal-for better or for worse-have never been so alive.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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