The Sparky Book
"Through an articulate feeling of colour and sound and pictures, the movie presents family love and the love in the world that can transcend illness and death.”
- Michael Winter
Golden Sheaf Award - YORKTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Screenplay- FLICKS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Atlantic Film Festival - HALIFAX
St. John's International Women's Film Festival
.In Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis' live action/animation hybrid short film, a talking goldfish tells us the poignant story of his best friend, Sparky the dog, and Sparky's owner, a young girl suffering from a serious illness. The dog lords an unusual reign on a harbour city, but his bond to the girl is tested when her illness takes a dark turn. The story is evocatively told by the legendary actor Gordon Pinsent.
Directed by: Mary Lewis
Produced by: Annette Clarke, Michael Fukushima
Narrated by: Gordon Pinsent
Executive Producer: Kent Martin, David Verrall