Pinch (film)

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Pinch
Directed byDiego Maclean
Written byDiego Maclean
Produced byDiego Maclean
Music byAdam Lastiwka
Release date
  • May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryCanada

Pinch is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Diego Maclean and released in 2019. [1] The film depicts a man who discovers a superpower that challenges his morality. [1]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Patrick Langston, "This year’s Ottawa animation fest reflecting our chaotic world". Artsfile, September 19, 2019.
  2. "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations" [Canadian screens: Song of Names, The Twentieth Century and Antigone top nominations]. radio-canada.ca (in Canadian French). Ici Radio-Canada. February 18, 2020.