Underplayed Gems

Asphalt Watches (2013)

Asphalt Watches poster
Directed by
Seth Scriver, Shayne Ehman
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An animated film based on a real road trip across Canada. Two friends travel together and encounter strange and surreal events.

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What happens

Asphalt Watches is a 2013 Canadian animated film directed by Shayne Ehman and Seth Scriver. It was screened in the Vanguard section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film. Although highly surreal, the film's plot was based on a true story about a road trip across Canada that the directors took together in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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