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The Physics of Sorrow
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Wikipedia article
'The Physics of Sorrow' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Theodore Ushev and released in 2019.Dan Sarto, [https://www.awn.com/news/theodore-ushevs-new-short-physics-sorrow-premiere-tiff-2019 "Theodore Ushevs New Short The Physics of Sorrow to Premiere at TIFF 2019"]. 'Animation World Network', August 1, 2019.
Summary
Based on the novel by Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov, the film tells the story of a man reminiscing about his childhood as he struggles to understand the meaning and purpose of his life.
Production
The film was animated entirely through encaustic painting, an old artistic technique involving the melting of pigmented beeswax. It was narrated by Rossif Sutherland, and features a smaller voice appearance by his father, Donald Sutherland.T'cha Dunlevy, [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/dunlevy-at-tiff-rossif-sutherland-narrates-montrealers-nfb-short "Dunlevy at TIFF: Rossif Sutherland lends voice to Montrealer's NFB short"]. 'Montreal Gazette', September 10, 2019.
Release and reception
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival,Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/physics-of-sorrow-theodore-ushev "Waxing Poetic: Theodore Ushevs The Physics of Sorrow"]. 'Point of View', September 6, 2019. where it received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury.Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tiff_announces_2019_winners "TIFF Announces 2019 Winners"]. 'Exclaim!', September 15, 2019. It also received a Special Mention for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, and was named Best Canadian Film at the 2019 Sommets du cinma d'animation.Alex Dudok De Wit, [https://www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/and-then-the-bear-sweet-night-the-physics-of-sorrow-top-sommets-2019-183542.html "And Then The Bear, Sweet Night, The Physics Of Sorrow Top Sommets 2019"]. 'Cartoon Brew', December 9, 2019.
Accolades
In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-top-10-canadian-films-2019/ "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019"]. 'Now', December 11, 2019. It was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2019, and won the Prix Iris for Best Animated Short Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020. 'The Physics of Sorrow' also won a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animation at the 2020 Yorkton Film Festival. In 2020 the film won "the Annecy Cristal" ('le Cristal d'Annecy') at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.References
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