The End of Pinky

The End of Pinky (French: La Fin de Pinky is a 2013 stereoscopic National Film Board of Canada animated short directed by Claire Blanchet, based on a short story of the same name by Heather O'Neill. Described by the director as an "animated film noir set in a dream-like version of Montreal's Red Light District," the film is narrated in its English version by O'Neill and in French by Quebec actor Marc-André Grondin. Music for the film was composed by Genevieve Levasseur. O'Neill's story was originally published in the 2008 January–February edition of The Walrus. The film had its world premiere on September 11 in the Short Cuts Canada Programme of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[1][2][3]

The End of Pinky
La Fin de Pinky
Directed byClaire Blanchet
Produced byMichael Fukushima
Screenplay byClaire Blanchet
Based onThe End of Pinky
by Heather O'Neill
StarringMarc-André Grondin
Narrated byHeather O'Neill (English)
Marc-André Grondin (French)
Music byGeneviève Levasseur
Production
company
Release date
Running time
8 min 14 s
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish/French

In December 2013, The End of Pinky was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list, in the short film category.[4]

References
  1. Leighton, Heather (9 September 2013). "The End of Pinky to premiere at TIFF". The Rover. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. Silverstein, Melissa (11 September 2013). "TIFF Women Directors: Meet Claire Blanchet" (interview). Indiewire. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. "Animation Noir". Border Crossings (126). May 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. "TIFF's Top 10 films of 2013 taps Enemy, The F Word, Gabrielle". CBC News. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.


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