Margins(2007)
This short animated film looks at the relationship between social spaces and taboos surrounding mental illness and other forms of marginalization. The film is intended as a mood piece, a chance encounter between a lone figure and an indifferent crowd. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

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This short animated film looks at the relationship between social spaces and taboos surrounding mental illness and other forms of marginalization. The film is intended as a mood piece, a chance encounter between a lone figure and an indifferent crowd. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
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