A Seaman’s Life Flashes Before His Eyes | The Flying Sailor | The New Yorker Screening Room
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2022
- In a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbor, sending a passing sailor skyward as he contemplates the wonder and fragility of existence. "The Flying Sailor" is nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2023 Academy Awards.
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Not sure if you guys watched it till the end. But this short animation IS based on a true story that happened during the Halifax explosion in 1917 when a sailor was thrown 2km away by the explosion and lived
Thx, I would have missed that.
Jesus, HOW? Did he land on a tree and somehow survived the blow?
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@@QuantumWalnut iirc it was actually based on a firefighter who was responding to the fire near the waterfront and was knocked back (not nearly that far) and had all his clothes blown off. There WAS an anchor that was thrown further than 2km though. Pretty impressive for a giant piece of metal.
edit: google says his name was Billy Wells.
Just before the two ships hit, I was thinking, "Do these people know they replicated the Halifax crash?"
Fun facts: the Halifax explosion was 4 times more powerful that the 2020 Beirut explosion. Ocular medical science advanced because so many people in Halifax were at their windows watching the fire in the harbour before the explosion. Boston sent so much help that to this day Halifax sends Boston a Christmas tree every year. The north side of the Halifax City Hall clock is stuck at the time of the explosion--9:04 am. Also see the animators' "Wild Life"--so great.
Loving this short. I live in Bridgewater NS Canada. After the explosion, they built a lot of cement block houses that were supposed to be able to endure another such explosion. You can still see these houses in the North end on Halifax, which took the brunt of the blast. There is also a large monument for the victims of the tragedy on the other side of the harbour. Each year they have a ceremony there. They used to have the explosion survivors at the event, but I think they have all passed away now.
FANTASTIC! I LOVE this. I love that the character of the sailor is all there for us to put together. I love how detailed it is, like him remembering punching another sailor and then re-remembering that he was punched back much harder. So many metaphors for life. And also love that he didn't lose his cig.
@why - What do you mean, why?
@@AnyoneCanSee Only Allah knows.
Didn’t notice the punch tidbit! Thanks!
This is FANTASTIC! I'm a big fan of Forbis and Tilby. I love your style. You continue to inspire and awe. Good luck at the Oscars with this one ... I'll be watching with fingers crossed.
I live in Nova Scotia. We are proud of this film
Halifax pride!
This was even more beautiful and moving than I expected.
Congrats for Oscars nominee.
What a short. Beautiful and glad it got nominated.
Thank you for posting so we can all enjoy this treat of a film.
I love the mix of different technics!
Extraordinary film and music. Thank you 🙏
I just heard one of the ladies being interviewed on the radio in Halifax. It's up for an Oscar.
Extraordinary animation...... Oscar worthy, indeed!
As a current film student in Halifax, I'm so glad this is being recognized by the Academy. Well done :)
Wow, beautiful.
Lucky enough to see this in a theatre and yeah really beautiful and my spouse cried when he started seeing his childhood flash before his eyes. Really saids a lot without any dialogue or title cards. This is a good example of how to tell a story with no words.
How would you see this in a theater? Just curious. Was it like an art theater or something lol
@@brandon17760 ifc in New York City was doing a showing of all the animated shorts nominated
@@brandon17760 only difference with the movie was the logo in the corner not being there
@@dustygems oh okay, well that's cool that you got to experience that.
A week ago I spent an hour on Google Earth over Halifax because of a documentary on the disaster. I’m glad I understand the background. Stunning animation.
God, this was beautiful 😍 and what an amazing story ❤️
Congratulations for Oscar nomination.
Tragedy shown in a beautiful way. Well worth the view. Thanks
That sailor sure did fly
Listening to CBC radio and the creator of this film and I was intrigued. Glad to find it!
When I saw the ships... I knew what it was gonna be. Good film.
Fantastic! Even pays homage to theNFB's late great Norman McLaren in his classic "Begone Dull Care" with an explosive frame by frame abstract sequence. So much more to say but I'll leave it at inspiring and atta gals and do more.
Barometer Rising , a romantic-realist novel by Canadian author Hugh MacLennan is a sensational read. Let's hope this film gets the accolades the book garnered and also wins at the 2023 Academy awards.
Love that book, I literally just finished and submitted my college dissertation today and it’s all about Barometer Rising. Such a coincidence that I watch this short film now in prep for the Oscars tomorrow!
wow!
Brilliant
Wonderful littile film. I hope it snags an Animated Short Oscar nom.. all the best!
Good news.
@@thecinematicmind woohoo ! i'm hoping for ice merchants or this to sneak a surprise win, we shall see in under 24 hours
Tumbling through the air
Flung by blasted boats, aloft.
A life well-lived, mate.
Sublime
It’s amazing he still has the cigarette in his mouth
You’d think if they were transporting dynamite, they’d take the stem off so they can’t explode
❤️❤️
Bem legal
In real life the cigarette probably didn't stay in his mouth through the whole thing but I like to believe that it did.
It's going to Sundance!
Trip
i can't find any reference to this Charlie Mayers. Does anyone have any info on him?
Gotta be careful where you walk.
I didn't understand anything
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waah
🅿🆁🅾🅼🅾🆂🅼 😍
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That was super boring
I mean, it’s good. Just don’t know why we gotta see his twig and berries
lol
Because it's supposed to be realistic.
Geez, always one of those who cant handle handle even animated nudity, let alone real life. FYI, His clothes were blown off and it was important to show the power and REALITY (this was based on a true story) . Would you prefer he look like a genderless doll so you dont get aroused? If youre triggered by that, maybe dont watch any movies that arent Disney or rated G. Its really not that big of a deal.
I don't think he watches Disney because even Disney manages to upset snowflakes of his type.
I personally don’t care
Did we REALLY need to see his "downstairs" flopping about?
ha, Yes. Oh yes, it's life honey. And we need to see everything. Don't be so small-minded. Grow with knowledge.
sorry... a piece of drivvle imo..
You have bad taste imo
about real event and really man . 1000s dead. This man lived who knows what he thought of.
@@tinacorbet4705 about real event indeed, but what is this animation really? Ships go boom, send a man flying and for the rest of it he just keeps spinning until he lands, while we watch random cuts and stylised stock videos. Surely, this could be done in a better way
@@duzehalo it’s supposed to represent life and the meaning of it. He’s floating through space and time as his life flashes. He’s understanding his purpose and what’s led him to this point. And then when he finally sees it, he comes crashing down and just like the fish, he falls back into earth, struggling to breathe. It’s kind of brilliant.
@@duzehalo i guess it didnt touch you the way it did me. As soon as I saw him as a baby, it was his whole life flashing before him. Everyone was a child, innocent and small in a profound way, everyone has a life of stories, hopes, and dreams. Compound this to 1000 people, that was 1000 very real lives extinguished on that day.