When the Day Breaks
1999
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Synopsis
A rooster has his last biscuit for breakfast and goes grocery shopping. A pig prepares her breakfast (potato peelings, with the potatoes thrown in the trash) and discovers she needs more milk. Their paths cross, a lemon falls into the sewer, and both lives are changed.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, National Film Board of Canada
Distributors
OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Awards
Annecy Cristal for a Short Film
Filming locations
Montreal
Crew
Producer
David Verrall
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2000 academy_award
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2000 generic
- SXSW Film Festival 2000 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1999 generic
Titles
| Original title | When the Day Breaks | English |
| Alternate title | Neighbours and Other Strangers : When the Day Breaks |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby |
| Producer | David Verrall |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
