The Orchard

One morning, as kids are stealing apples from 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 one-man band Bob Stenhouse, who had been nominated for an Academy Award the previous decade for pioneer tale The Frog, The Dog and The Devil. Fans of the animator will recognise his lush, luminous hand-drawn style.

Key Cast & Crew

Bob Stenhouse

Writer, Director, Camera, Animator

Hugh Macdonald

Producer

John Boswell

Sound Mix

Joy Cowley

Story Consultant

Kit Rollings

Sound, Sound Design

Michelle Scullion

Composer