(CANADA / 2016 / 8:50 / Animation – Documentary / Short Film)
There are things in life you never forget. One of them, like it or not, is “The Talk”.
In this film, several adults share memories of the time when their parents first tried to explain sex to them. Using real-life recordings of these recollections and a mix of animation techniques, these stories vividly come to life–showing us that it is truly one of life’s strangest and most awkward occurrences.
Awards – Prix:
- Best Animated Short - Warsaw Film Festival (2016), Poland
- First Prize – Best Animation - Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival (2016), RI, USA
- Prix DeVarti Award - Ann Arbor Film Festival (2017), MI, USA
- Honorable Mention for Animated Short - Atlanta Film Festival (2017), GA, USA
- Windy Award for Best Animation/Experimental Film - Winnipeg Film Group (2017), MB, Canada
- Audience Favourite Award - Dawson City International Short Film Festival (2017), Yukon, Canada
- Audience Choice – Manitoba Short Film Award - Gimli Film Festival (2017), Manitoba, Canada
- Runner Up Award – Best Documentary - Salute Your Shorts Film Festival (2017), Los Angeles, USA
- Winner – Best Animated Film - Skyline Indie Film Festival (2017), Winchester, USA
Screenings – Projections:
- 2016 – Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI, USA
- 2016 – Edmonton International Film Festival, Edmonton, Canada
- 2016 – Warsaw International Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland
- 2016 – Heartland International Film Festival, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- 2016 – DOK Leipzig International Film Festival, Leipzig, Germany
- 2017 – Doc Point – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
- 2017 – Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Animated Shorts Competition, Santa Barbara, California, USA
- 2017 – Underexposed Film Festival yc – Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
- 2017 – Monstra – Lisbon Animated Film Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2017 – Atlanta Film Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- 2017 – Athens International Film + Video Festival, Athens, Ohio, USA
- 2017 – Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- 2017 – River Run International Film Festival, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- 2017 – Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Yukon, Canada
- 2017 – Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- 2017 – Tribeca Film Festival, New York, New York, USA
- 2017 – Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada
- 2017 – Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017 – Southside Film Festival, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
- 2017 – AFI DOCS Film Festival, Washington DC, USA
- 2017 – Palm Springs International Shortfest Film Festival, Palm Springs, California, USA
- 2017 – Gimli Film Festival, Manitoba, Canada
- 2017 – Traverse City Film Festival, Traverse City, Michigan, USA
- 2017 – Hollyshorts Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA
- 2017 – Salute Your Shorts Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA
- 2017 – Skyline Indie Film Festival, Winchester, Virginia, USA
- 2017 – Nevada City Film Festival, Nevada City, California, USA
- 2017 – Big Eddy Film Festival, Narrowsburg, New York, USA
- 2017 – DTLA Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA
- 2017 – Sydney Underground Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
- 2017 – Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- 2017 – Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, New York, USA
- 2017 – KLIK Amsterdam Animation Film Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2017 – SHNIT Worldwide Short Film Festival, Bern, Switzerland
- 2017 – FRONTDOC Film Festival, Aosta, Italy
- 2017 – RIDM Rencontre International du Documentaire de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
- 2018 – Spokane International Film Festival, Spokane, Washington, USA
- 2018 – MoMA Doc Fortnight, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA
Distribution & Sales:
International Distribution & Sales:
SND Films
P.O. BOX 15703,1001 NE AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Telephone: +31 20 404 07 07
Email: info@sndfilms.com
Canadian Distribution & Sales:
The Winnipeg Film Group
304 – 100 Arthur Street Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 1H3, Telephone: (204) 925-3456 Fax: (204) 942-6799
Email: distribution@winnipegfilmgroup.com