Snow Cat

1998•23m

AnimationFamily

A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.

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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Maureen Stapleton

Grandma (voice)

Chelsea Cohen

Voice of Granddaughter (voice)

Claudia-Laurie Corbeil

(voice)

Louisette Dussault

(voice)

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