There’s been another toxic spill. For the city councilor responsible, it’s just a big nuisance, having to endure media scrutiny until the crisis has passed. For the creatures in the lake, however, it’s a catastrophe. One turtle, in her desperate hour, summons up the courage to leave her home and speak truth to power. Turns out there’s more at stake than just the lake.
Animated directly under the camera by Lynn Smith using paint and collage, What Rhymes with Toxic is both funny and deadly serious, and a sharp reminder that we are all interconnected.
Credits
written and directed by
Lynn Smith
Lynn Smith
design and animation
Lynn Smith
Lynn Smith
Compositing and additional animation
Fred Casia
Fred Casia
music
Alexander Ary
Alexander Ary
voices
turtle
Lynn Smith
Lynn Smith
councillor flutz
Alexander Ary
Alexander Ary
newscaster
Robert Jadah
Robert Jadah
voice editing
Alexander Ary
Alexander Ary
sound design
Pierre Yves Drapeau
Pierre Yves Drapeau
foley
Karla Baumgardner
Karla Baumgardner
voice and foley recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Geoffrey Mitchell
re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
Jean Paul Vialard
technical direction and VFX
Eloi Champagne
Eloi Champagne
animation technical specialist and R&D
Randall Finnerty
Randall Finnerty
technical coordination
Luc Binette
Candice Desormeaux
Luc Binette
Candice Desormeaux
titles
Cynthia Ouellet
Cynthia Ouellet
online editing
Serge Verreault
Serge Verreault
stock shot provided by
golubovystock/Pond5
golubovystock/Pond5
studio administrator
Rosalina Di Sario
Rosalina Di Sario
senior production coordinator
Dominique Forget
Dominique Forget
studio coordinator
Faisal Moula
Faisal Moula
marketing manager
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
producers
Lynn Smith
Maral Mohammadian
Lynn Smith
Maral Mohammadian
executive producer
Michael Fukushima
Michael Fukushima
a Lynn Smith and National Film Board of Canada co-production
