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\u2018The Flying Sailor\u2019 Finds the Beauty in History\u2019s Most Devastating, Non-Nuclear Explosion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1917 Halifax Explosion \u2014 the world\u2019s largest accidental, non-nuclear explosion \u2014 killed 1,782 people and injured an estimated 9,000 others, devastating the Richmond district of Nova Scotia\u2019s capital in the process. Upon hearing the extraordinary account of a sailor who survived the disaster, flying 2 kilometers through the air before landing uphill naked and unharmed, the Oscar-nominated and Palme d\u2019Or-winning duo Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis asked themselves, \u201cWhat was the trip like?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blending 2D and 3D\u00a0animation\u00a0with live-action stock footage, \u201cThe Flying Sailor\u201d telescopes time, expanding the few seconds the titular sailor spends tumbling across the sky into a seven-minute examination of the meaning of existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust the thought of being that guy in the sky is mind-blowing all on its own, so we loved it and then we put it away for a really, really long time,\u201d Forbis told IndieWire, explaining how they were initially intrigued by the structure of the narrative. \u201cYou have this nice envelope of \u2018He gets launched, and then he lands,\u2019 and everything in between is completely open season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we started out, we knew we really wanted to make the film,\u201d she said. \u201cBut then we would say to each other, \u2018Okay, what is it about, exactly?\u2019 And we would shrug and say, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s about life.\u2019 And that just sounds so pretentious.\u201d (Read full story…<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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