Window Horses

Name: Window Horses
Genre: Animation
Released: September 29, 2017
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Don McKellar, Eddy Ko, Ellen Page, Kristen Thomson, Nancy Kwan

2017

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Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

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| Release Date: September 29, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Don McKellar, Eddy Ko, Ellen Page, Kristen Thomson, Nancy Kwan, Navid Negahban, Omid Abtahi, Panta Mosleh, Peyman Moaadi, Sandra Oh, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Summary: Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all who tell her stories that force her toRosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all who tell her stories that force her to confront her past; the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her and the nature of poetry itself.… Expand

Director: Ann Marie Fleming

Genre(s): Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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Teo Bugbee

Nov 9, 2017

At first, Rosie’s simplicity is jarring. But as the character learns more about her personal and poetic origins, her minimalist frame absorbs the weight of a rich, complex history. That transformation is the great pleasure of watching this small film. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Sep 28, 2017

Refreshingly devoid of talking animals and anthropomorphic vehicles, Ann Marie Fleming’s Window Horses is a lovely surprise of a stirringly original animated feature. Read full review

Alissa Simon

Sep 25, 2017

Director-writer-animator Ann Marie Fleming creates an entertaining, educational, and poignant tale about identify and imagination that is filled with stories and poetry. Read full review

Sherilyn Connelly

Nov 8, 2017

Many independent animated films in recent years have adopted a hand-drawn and/or collage-heavy aesthetic, but few are quite as heartfelt and charming as Ann Marie Fleming’s Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Sep 25, 2017

This is not just a visual treat, it’s a rewarding and unexpectedly engrossing piece of female-led storytelling. Read full review

Kate Taylor

Sep 25, 2017

In the film's finest moments, as a generous Iranian host explains traditional Farsi poetry, the animation and the themes mingle and explode in a riot of cross-cultural colour as the stringy Canadian cartoon meets gorgeously rendered illustrations – and personifications – of Persian traditions. Read full review

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