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The Mouse That Soared My Last Day on Earth
6 minutes ■ 2009 ■ USA ■ In Competition 8 minutes ■ 2009 ■ USA ■ In Competition
Saturday 10:10a
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Sunday 12:40p Thursday 3:30p
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Friday 9:30p
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Saturday 6:30p
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Sunday 12:30p
Monday 10:00a
Plays in: Family Shorts (p13)
Plays with: The Adults in the Room (p17)
shorts
Director/Animator: Kyle Bell ■ Producer: Daniel R. Casey ■ Screenwriters: Kyle Bell,
Matthew J. Hayes ■ Cinematographer: David Trappe ■ Editor: Ed Fuller ■ Principal Cast: Kyle
Director/Screenwriter/Editor: Jacques Thelemaque ■ Producers: Michael Blaha, Toni-Ann
Bell, Frederick Gardner ■ themousethatsoared.com
Parker, Amanda Sweikow ■ Cinematographer: Marc Levy ■ Principal Cast: Carson Crosby,
Logan Lozier, Daisy O’Bryan, George Zaver ■ filmmakersalliance.com
A famous flying circus mouse reflects on his humble beginnings
in this high-altitude adventure in aerodynamics. This short impressionistic diary follows a young woman through
her day and an important transformational moment. [adult
Kyle Bell content]
Director’s Statement
Jacques Thelemaque
When I began the film my goal was simple:
Director’s Statement
make people laugh. Fortunately, animated
filmmaking is a collaborative process For whatever reason, the cinematic voice
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requiring the diverse insights and inner that speaks to me is often female. So when I
wisdom of multiple talents. Before I knew decided to do another short and chose to do
it, my simple goal had blossomed into something about the bittersweet dynamics
something rare and very special: a shared labor of love. of transformation, this particular moment in
Together, we crafted a deeply personal story about overcoming a girl’s life spoke the loudest and clearest to
adversity and beating near-impossible odds. Mixing themes of me.
hope and trust, we found that our cartoon comedy had evolved
into a human exploration of the truest meanings of loss, love Filmography: The Dogwalker (Best Cinematography 2004 AIFF), Infidelity (in Equal Parts),
and family. Transaction (2006 AIFF)
Filmography: Directorial Debut
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