Charade (1984 film)

Charade is a 1984 Canadian animated film directed by John Minnis. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 57th Academy Awards. The film was animated by Minnis with Pantone markers on paper, during a single three-month summer term at Sheridan College.

Plot

In front of a witless audience, a talented but unlucky gentleman competes in a game of charades against a savant who puts no effort to it and yet the audience still gets his right.

Cast

John Minnis as Father, Beatrice, etc. (voice)

See also

Michael Mills

Independent animation

1984 in film

References

External links

Charade on YouTube

1984 films

1984 animated films

1980s animated short films

1984 comedy films

Best Animated Short Academy Award winners

Canadian animated short films

Canadian comedy short films

English-language Canadian films

Canadian student films

Best Theatrical Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners

1980s English-language films

1980s Canadian films

1984 short films

Canadian animated comedy films