The Spine

Description: The Spine is a poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction.Dan and Mary Rutherford married 26 years sit unhappily in a couples group counselling session. Angela another troubled participant in this group wonders why their marriage has become so lopsided so twisted. But when Mary leaves Dan he undergoes a beautiful transformation.What will happen when she returns?For The Spine director and scriptwriter Chris Landreth joins forces again with producers Steve Hoban (Copperheart Animation) Mark Smith (Copperheart Animation) and Marcy Page (National Film Board of Canada) who had collaborated with him to make Ryan (2004) Oscar winner for best animated short. Entirely computer animated The Spine is a bold film whose dazzling artistic style pushes the limits of animated film. The Spine uses uniquely bizarre but strangely believable imagery to tell the story of an ordinary married couple whose lives are in turn tragic absurd and beautiful. The Spine was produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Copperheart Animation and C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures with the creative participation of Autodesk Canada CO. and Seneca College School of Communication Arts.