Islet (2003)

Directed by

Nicolas Brault

Genre

animation

Country

Canada

Runtime

7 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Inuk man is fishing on an ice sheet. The ice breaks away and he drifts alone on an ice floe. The film is about climate change and isolation.

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What happens

Islet (French: Îlot) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Nicolas Brault and released in 2003. Addressing themes of climate change, the film depicts an Inuk man who is fishing on an ice sheet that suddenly breaks up, leaving him drifting on an ice floe. It was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 6th Jutra Awards, and a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 24th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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