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The Commute

Le trajet
Tarun Padmakumar
2022 | 1 min
Animation Technique – 2D digital and Blender

The distinctive three-note chime of the Toronto subway kicks off a zippy tale of bike theft and survival in an unfamiliar new town.

Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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Team


Tarun Padmakumar
Writer, Director and Animator

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Photo : Fannie-Laurence Dube-Dupuis



Howie Shia
Mentoring Director

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Johanne Ste-Marie
Associate Producer

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Maral Mohammadian
Producer

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Rob McLaughlin
Executive Producer

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Credits

Written, Directed and Animated by
Tarun Padmakumar

Mentoring Director
Howie Shia

Offline Editor
Fred Dompierre

Sound Designer
Luigi Allemano

Assisted by
Marie-Josée Archambault

Music
Martin Cesar

Technical Director
Eloi Champagne

Technical Animation Support
Alexandre Roy

Technical Coordination
Luc Binette
Albert Kurian

Titles
Mélanie Bouchard

Online Edit
Serge Verreault

Foley
Karla Baumgardner

Recording and Mix
Geoffrey Mitchell

Studio Administration
Rosalina Di Sario

Senior Production Coordinator
Dominique Forget

Marketing
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
Jolène Lessard

Associate Producer
Johanne Ste-Marie

Producer
Maral Mohammadian

Executive Producer
Robert McLaughlin

Thanks
Joanna Fishbein
Amma & Acha
Indu
Tymur Markunin
Ryan Yeung
Ajitesh Bhattacharjee
Christian Wong
Junio Oliveira
The Royal Ocea Film Society
The Stangs
Trina and the Montreal gang
And the Hothouse filmmakers and crew!

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada


Press Relations

  • Nadine Viau
    NFB Publicist – Montreal
    C.: 514-458-9745
    n.viau@nfb.ca

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