A stop-motion animated short completed in June 2020, Green Grass follows two optimistic migrants as they make the arduous journey to what they hope will be a better life.
Poignent, powerful and told entirely without dialogue, the film raises large philospohical questions about what sort of society we want to live in when the main characters are confronted by the realization their destination may no longer be the place they believed it was.
Here’s the trailer with all the cool film festival laurels and whatnot:
And here’s the complete film, I hope you like it:
The following is a list of noteable dates in the world-wide release schedule for Green Grass...
World Premiere:
Oct. 23 2020 @ Bucheon Interntaional Animation Festival* (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
North American Premiere:
Nov. 5 2020 @ St. Louis International Film Festival* (St. Louis MO, USA)
Canadian Premiere:
Oct. 29 2020 @ Spark Animation* (Vancouver BC, Canada)
Additional Festivals / Awards:
Nov. 13 2020 @ Shorts That Are Not Pants (Toronto ON, Canada)
Nov. 15 2020 @ Hamilton Film Festival (Hamilton ON Canada) - Award Nominee: Best Visual Effects
Feb. 4 - 29 2021 @ The Thomas Edison Film Festival^ (Hoboken NJ + various other cities, USA) - Award Winner: Jury’s Citation Award
Feb. 25 - 28 2021 @ The Magnolia Independant Film Festival (Starkville MS, USA)
May 13 - 23 2021 @ Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (Minneapolis MN, USA)
Jun. 17 2021 @ Short Shorts Film Festival* (Tokyo, Japan)
Aug. 28 - Sept. 5 2021 @ Bengaluru International Short Film Festival* (Bangalore, India)
National Television:
Episode 1 (Season 14) of Short Film Face Off on CBC Television (Aug. 14 2021 @ 7:00pm) and online at CBC Gem.
*Academy Award-qualifying film festivals
^Canadian Screen Award-qualifying film festivals
Stills from the film:
