A Night for the Dogs

How it feels

Residents of an apartment building watch their home burn from the street. Their frustration builds until they turn into a pack of wild dogs and attack the neighbor who started the fire.

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What happens

A Night for the Dogs is a Canadian short animated film, directed by Max Woodward and released in 2022. The film centres on a group of residents of an apartment building that is on fire; as they wait on the street while firefighters battle the blaze, they gradually transform into a pack of wild dogs as they take out their anger on the neighbour who was responsible. The film was released in both English and French, with the English version narrated by Woodward and the French version narrated by Patrick Hivon. The film was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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