

The Trenches (2010)
Overview : This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.
Release Date : June 2, 2010
Runtime : 6m
Companies : ONF | NFB
Countries : Canada
Keywords : world war i, short film, futility