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Weekends (2017)

R | | Animation, Short, Drama | 15 April 2018 (USA)
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'Weekends' is the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand animated film set in 1980's Toronto.

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Trevor Jimenez

Writer:

Trevor Jimenez
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'Weekends' is the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand animated film set in 1980's Toronto.

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boy | horse | single parent | child of divorce | toronto ontario canada | See All (28) »

Genres:

Animation | Short | Drama | Family | Fantasy

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R | See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2018 (USA) See more »

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Past Lives Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

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1.85 : 1
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Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Legend of Big Chungus (2019) See more »

Soundtracks

Gymnopédies, No. 2
Written by Erik Satie
Performed by Klara Körmendi
Courtesy of Naxos of America
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Animation was great, slow story
24 February 2019 | by james-patrick-732-463468 – See all my reviews

Wasn't the best out of the 5 nominated. I actually preferred tweet tweet over this one.
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