Canary
Directed by Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men, risking their lives for a moment in the sunlight above.
About Canary
Canary is a 12-minute family short film from Canada directed by Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault. It screened at the 2023 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “Kids and Family” program and won Best Family Film.
- Director
- Pierre-Hugues Dallaire, Benoit Therriault
- Program
- Kids and Family
- Award
- Winner, Best Family Film 2023
- Country
- Canada
- Run time
- 12 mins
- Genre
- World Cinema, Family
- Watch
- Trailer
