Sunburnt Unicorn (2024)

Directed by

Nick Johnson

Genre

animation

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Frankie is stranded in the desert after a car accident. He must travel through a strange and hallucinatory landscape to find his father.

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What happens

Sunburnt Unicorn is a Canadian animated feature film, directed by Nick Johnson and released in 2024. The film centres on Frankie, a young boy who is stranded in the desert after a car accident, and must travel through the strange and increasingly hallucinatory environment to try to find his father. The voice cast includes Kathleen Barr, Tabitha St. Germain, Brian Drummond, Laara Sadiq and Diana Kaarina. The film's soundtrack was composed by PIQSIQ, an Inuit throat singing duo consisting of Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay. The film premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival. It was also screened in competition at the 2024 Ottawa International Animation Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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