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One morning, as kids are stealing apples in an old man’s orchard high above a seaside town, an earthquake hits. No one is hurt, and the townsfolk are non-plussed, but the old man is agitated: he alone is aware of the imminent tsunami and tries to warn the village. Based on a classic Japanese fable, The Orchard was made by animator Bob Stenhouse. The same techniques used in his 1986 Academy Award-nominated short The Frog, The Dog and The Devil are used here to distinctive effect: anime-like handdrawn frames, and a 'multi-pass' camera technique.
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Short Film, 1986 (Full Length)
An Oscar-nominated short from The Orchard team
Television, 1971 (Full Length Episode)
Features the 1931 Napier Earthquake
Television, 1981 (Full Length Episode)
Also features people debating how to respond to an emergency
Television, 2005 (Full Length)
Features an apricot orchard in Central Otago
1996 Chicago Children's Festival
Jury Prize
Festivals include
1997 Sukagawa, 1996 Palm Springs, 1996 New Zealand, 1996 Hiroshima, 1996 Mendrisio, 1996 Chicago Children's Festival
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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