Calgary filmmakers land on Oscar shortlist for animated short The Flying Sailor

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Calgary filmmakers land on Oscar shortlist for animated short The Flying Sailor
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The Flying Sailor, an animated short by Calgary-based filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis was one of 15 films shortlisted for this year's Oscar, the Academy announced Wednesday.

The Flying Sailor,

an animated short by Calgary-based filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis was one of 15 films shortlisted for this year's Oscar, the Academy announced Wednesday. The film was inspired by the true story of a man who was blown two kilometres through the air by the 1917 Halifax Explosion, which was the largest accidental non-nuclear explosion in history.

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