SHOWTIME: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
Director: David Coquard-Dassault
Original Title: L’Ondée
Country: Canada 2008
Film Length: 8 minutes
Language: French
This meditative film is superbly and amazingly pencil-drawn by hand. Rains starts with a light drizzle over a rail yard, then, heavier showers descend on an apartment complex and grounds a flock of pigeons. A consequential downpour produces a haze of jostling umbrella tops, glowing streets lights, and traffic jams; disrupting a busy city. Until, long-lost, the sunlight breaks through the clouds. Then, we are left with a serene view of passing clouds, reflecting off mirror-glassed skyscrapers, and a flock of birds flooding the transformed sky.