This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's search for a national identity. The National Scream explains, amongst other elements of Canadiana, how and why the beaver became the country's symbol.
Direction
Pseudo-doc style that mocks itself before you can
Writing
Satirical narration committing fully to the bit
Production
Low-budget animation doubling as aesthetic choice
Director
Robert Awad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The NFB in the 1970s-80s funded bizarre patriotic experiments like this as part of Canada's ongoing identity crisis.
Director David Verrall later became executive producer at the NFB, suggesting this fever dream actually worked as a career move.
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