Directed by Rachel Evans

Logline: The story of how a scared shelter dog found her name.

Synopsis: A blend of Super 8 and digital and traditional animation techniques to tell the surreal true story of how a shelter dog founder her name. It explores human- animal interactions, subconscious mysteries, ritual and memory.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 6 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction, Animation
PRODUCTION FORMAT: Super 8mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Alberta
TECHNIQUES: Drawing/painting on paper, Animated Objects, Scratch Animation, Computer Animation, Animated Painting, Stop Motion
KEYWORDS: Dog, Animals, Dogs, Surrealism, Super 8, Dreams, Rescue Dog, LGBTQ Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: In 2013 I got a dog from the SPCA and felt an inordinate amount of anxiety about giving her a name, which in turn lead to a series of surreal and unusual experiences depicted in this short. In 2017 I was awarded a Chris J. Melnychuk scholarship from Quickdraw Animation Society which allowed me to gain the skills necessary to complete the project.Special Thanks to Tyler Longmire, Ryan Von Hagen and Brian Batista for their help with the project. To the staff and volunteers at the BC SPCA Victoria branch for bringing Jordan into my conscious and subconscious life and to the First Nations people of Kumsheen for allowing me to film on their land and reference their cultural stories.