The Little Ancestor (2024)

Original title

La petite ancêtre

Directed by

Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur

Genre

animation, documentary, history

Country

Canada

Runtime

11 min

Rated

E

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated film depicting the full lifespan of a historic house in Quebec from when it was built to when it was torn down.

contemplativereflectivequietmelancholicatmosphericobservationaltendernostalgic

What happens

The Little Ancestor (French: La Petite ancêtre) is a Canadian animated short film, written and directed by Alexa Tremblay-Francœur and released in 2024. The film is a portrait of the Maison Bossé, a historic house in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, spanning from its original construction to its final demolition in 2018. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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