Get a Grip / Vzemi se v roke

Abbey Collings (National Film Board of Canada)
2025, Canada, 1’40’’

Gus MacDuffin longs to fly like the other puffins. But when he finally takes the leap, he falls -  straight down into a fisherman’s bucket. There, Gus makes a shocking discovery: his wings are actually hands.

Gus MacDuffin si želi leteti tako kot ostali mormoni. Toda ko končno skoči, zgrmi navzdol - naravnost v ribičevo vedro. Tam Gus pride do šokantnega odkritja: njegova krila so v resnici roke.

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Language: None
Technique: Puppet Animation
Recommended for children under 14 years of age: Yes

Team

Written, Directed and Animated by Abbey Collings
Sound, Music: Vid Cousins
Editing: Jesse Riviere
Mentoring Director: Lillian Chan
Associate Producer: Fred Casia
Consultation: James Braithwaite, Donald McWilliams
Design and Fabrication: Abbey Collings, Dale Hayward, Nikita Greer, Alizée Millot
Compositing: Alexandre Roy, Herl Lara
Technical Director: Mathieu Tremblay
Technical Support – Animation: Yannick Grandmont, Alexandre Roy
Technical Coordinator: Luc Binette
Titles: Cynthia Ouellet
Online Edit: Luca Di Gioacchino
Voices: Katie Finn, Abbey Collings
Foley: Karla Baumgardner
Musicians: Sarah Pagé, Dave Gossage, Kate Bevan-Baker
Recording: Geoffrey Mitchell
Producer: Maral Mohammadian 
Executive Producer: Christine Noël (National Film Board of Canada)
Distribution: National Film Board of Canada

Abbey Collings

is a multidisciplinary animator with a bachelor’s degree in Animation from Sheridan College. She is passionate about creating handcrafted animation that embraces the fun and impractical side of the creative process.

Find more: www.nfb.ca/film/get-a-grip-hh15