The Sparky Book (2006)
January 1, 2006Release Date
The Sparky Book (2006)
January 1, 2006Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently The Sparky Book is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB
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Cast & Crew.
Maggie Hickey
Bridget
Maggie Hickey
Bridget
Joel Thomas Hynes
Sparky
Leah Lewis
Grown Bridget
Tony Nappo
Driver
Gordon Pinsent
Goldfish
Lawrence Jackman
Editor
Dorothy Martin
Makeup Artist
Kent Martin
Executive Producer
Annette Clarke
Producer
Pam Hall
Production Design / Art Direction
Anne MacLeod
Art Direction / Animation
David Verrall
Executive Producer
Mary Lewis
Writer / Editor / Animation Director / Director
Jeff Johnston
Music
Michael Fukushima
Producer
Ellie Yonova
Cinematography
Anna Petras
Project Manager
Dana Warren
First Assistant Director
Abe Hutton
Painter
Mariana Sol Porta
Animation
Stephanie Coolen
Production Coordinator
Christine Kenny
Wardrobe Designer
Shelley Craig
Sound Mixer
Flora Planchat
Gaffer
Edward Tanasychuk
Post Production Assistant
Kelly Stone
Second Assistant Director
Shelley Cornick
Painter / Animation
Mike Skiffington
Painter
Sean Doran
Grip
Pierre Plouffe
Digital Imaging Technician
Tony Butt
Assistant Art Director
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The Sparky Book is a 2006 animated/live-action short film by Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis, about the near-death of a young girl who undergoes heart transplant surgery, and the death of her beloved pet dog, Sparky.
The story is based on the experiences of the director's own sister, Leah, who had two kidney transplants as a child. Michael Winter wrote a short story The Sparky Book after their dog had died. Director Lewis then loosely based her film on the short story. The film is narrated by a goldfish, voiced by Gordon Pinsent, with voice of Sparky by Joel Thomas Hynes. Leah Lewis appears in the film as "Bridget," a character based upon herself.
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film received the Golden Sheaf Award for best experimental film and the Bill Boyle Award for Excellence in Screenwriting at Flicks: Saskatchewan International Youth Film Festival. In 2008, The Sparky Book was the sole film from Newfoundland and Labrador to be selected for CBC TV's "Short Film Faceoff", a six-part series showcasing films from Atlantic Canada.