I Want a Dog (film)

Infobox Film
name = I Want a Dog


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director = Sheldon Cohen
producer = Marcy Page
David Verrall
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starring = Marnie McPhail
music = Zander Ary
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editing = Sheldon Cohen
distributor = National Film Board of Canada
released = Start date|2002
runtime = 10 min.
country = flag|Canada
language = English
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website = http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51145&v=h&lg=en&exp=$%7bi%7d%2520AND%2520$%7bwant%7d%2520AND%2520$%7ba%7d%2520AND%2520$%7bdog%7d
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imdb_id = 0392146

"I Want a Dog" is a 2002 animated short film, directed by Sheldon Cohen and based on the 1987 children's book of the same title by Dayal Kaur Khalsa. It tells the story of a girl named May who wants more than anything to have a dog. She tries various strategies to get her parents to allow her one, at last settles for having a rollerskate which she treats like a dog, and in the end wins her desire.

Awards

The film has garnered 10 international awards, including First Prize from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

Trivia

*In the film version, the neighbourhood cinema's pays homage to "Lassie Come Home" (the 1943 film).
*The film aired on the Latin American version of the Cartoon Network on July 23, 2005, right after a "Cartoon Theatre" showing of "".

External links

*imdb title|id=0392146|title=I Want a Dog
* [http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0921043.html FactMonster page]
* [http://www.nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=51145&v=h&lg=en&exp=${i}%20AND%20${want}%20AND%20${a}%20AND%20${dog} NFB Web page (includes info on Canadian screenings)]