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Blackfly

  • ️National Film Board of Canada

This animated film about the pesky blackfly is based on the song of the same title, written and sung by Canadian folk singer Wade Hemsworth, with back-up vocals by the McGarrigle sisters. It recounts Hemsworth's battles with this quintessential "critter" during a summer of surveying in Northern Ontario.

  • music composer

    Wade Hemsworth

  • singer

    Wade Hemsworth

  • musical arrangement

    Kate McGarrigle

    Anna McGarrigle

  • musician

    Wade Hemsworth

    Anna McGarrigle

    Kate McGarrigle

    Gilles Losier

    Pat Donaldson

    Peter Weldon

    Dane Lanken

  • director

    Christopher Hinton

  • animation

    Christopher Hinton

  • colour rendering

    Nathalie Savoie

  • colour rendering - assistant

    Marie-Josée Carrière

    Helga Schleeh

  • camera

    Jacques Avoine

    Pierre Landry

    Raymond Dumas

    Lynda Pelley

  • music recording

    Louis Hone

  • foley artist

    Andy Malcolm

  • music editor

    Julian Olson

  • sound editor

    Jackie Newell

  • re-recording

    Jean-Pierre Joutel

  • consultant

    Wade Hemsworth

    Peter Whalley

  • unit administrator

    Carrol Smith

  • producer

    William Pettigrew

  • executive producer

    Douglas MacDonald

    Barrie McLean

Study Guide

Students can share their experiences of camping or other wilderness activities. What was the environment like? What are the differences between urban and rural settings? What roles do insects play in nature?

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