The Sniffing Bear (1992) [Short]

Canada (MIFF1993,Animation)
Director: Co Hoedman

Made in collaboration with native inmates at La Macaza Penitentiary near L'Annonciazion, Quebec, this film tells the story of a bear who is addicted to drugs, and his friends the owl and the seal who cure him after he has a close brush with death. A beautifully crafted film from the director who made the Oscar-winning animation The Sand Castle.

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