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Cordell Barker is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Background Designer and Animation Canadien born on 10 september 1956 at Winnipeg (Canada)
Cordell Barker (born 1956) is a Canadian animator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He began animating in his late teens after taking on an apprenticeship at Kenn Perkins Animation. He has worked on commercial campaigns for entities such as Coca-Cola, Bell Canada, Lors, Nike, and the Government of Canada. His most notable animated shorts include the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) productions The Cat Came Back (1988) and Strange Invaders (2002), both of which received Oscar nominations.
He has completed his third film for the NFB, Runaway, in 2009. Runaway was named best animated film at the 30th Genie Awards.
His following films: Strange Invaders, The Cat Came Back and Runaway were included in the Animation Show of Shows.
In April 2010, he was hired as a creative consultant by the NFB to oversee its animation projects from the Canadian Prairies, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
(1988)
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He has completed his third film for the NFB, Runaway, in 2009. Runaway was named best animated film at the 30th Genie Awards.
His following films: Strange Invaders, The Cat Came Back and Runaway were included in the Animation Show of Shows.
In April 2010, he was hired as a creative consultant by the NFB to oversee its animation projects from the Canadian Prairies, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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Strange Invaders (2001)
, 8minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Actors Cordell Barker
Roles Roger
Rating64%
Director
Runaway (2009)
, 9minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Richard Condie
Rating70%
The film's story takes place aboard an out-of-control train. Barker intended the film to be a parable about life, and how the ruling class tries in vain to insulate itself from the fate suffered by the lower classes:
Strange Invaders (2001)
, 8minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Actors Cordell Barker
Rating64%
The Cat Came Back (1988)
Directed by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Condie
Rating72%
The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of Mr. Johnson, an old man, to rid himself of a small, yet extremely destructive, yellow cat that will not leave his home. The attempts to get rid of the cat become more comical, and the cat becomes increasingly destructive, until Mr. Johnson resorts to an explosive solution. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in the woods, but gets lost, and returns. He traps the cat in a sack to have a fish, and tries to put in the sea on a boat, but nearly sinks when he is attacked by fish. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in a balloon, and send him flying away, but flies away, himself, and returns, hurt. Mr. Johnson tries to take the cat away on a pump trolley on a railroad track, going over many damsels in distress, but jumps over a cow, and hits a bug crossing the railroad track, when he falls into a mine, only to be attacked by snakes, bats, and mice. Mr. Johnson tries to blow up the cat, but fails with his hair on fire, and explodes into an angel, only to tease the poor little cat, who is squashed by his human body. The result is a twist ending playing on the end of the children's song, with the cat's nine lives bedeviling Mr. Johnson for eternity.
Scriptwriter
Runaway (2009)
, 9minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Richard Condie
Roles Writer
Rating70%
The film's story takes place aboard an out-of-control train. Barker intended the film to be a parable about life, and how the ruling class tries in vain to insulate itself from the fate suffered by the lower classes:
Strange Invaders (2001)
, 8minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Actors Cordell Barker
Roles Writer
Rating64%
The Cat Came Back (1988)
Directed by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Condie
Roles Writer
Rating72%
The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of Mr. Johnson, an old man, to rid himself of a small, yet extremely destructive, yellow cat that will not leave his home. The attempts to get rid of the cat become more comical, and the cat becomes increasingly destructive, until Mr. Johnson resorts to an explosive solution. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in the woods, but gets lost, and returns. He traps the cat in a sack to have a fish, and tries to put in the sea on a boat, but nearly sinks when he is attacked by fish. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in a balloon, and send him flying away, but flies away, himself, and returns, hurt. Mr. Johnson tries to take the cat away on a pump trolley on a railroad track, going over many damsels in distress, but jumps over a cow, and hits a bug crossing the railroad track, when he falls into a mine, only to be attacked by snakes, bats, and mice. Mr. Johnson tries to blow up the cat, but fails with his hair on fire, and explodes into an angel, only to tease the poor little cat, who is squashed by his human body. The result is a twist ending playing on the end of the children's song, with the cat's nine lives bedeviling Mr. Johnson for eternity.
Producer
Strange Invaders (2001)
, 8minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Actors Cordell Barker
Roles Producer
Rating64%
The Cat Came Back (1988)
Directed by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Condie
Roles Producer
Rating72%
The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of Mr. Johnson, an old man, to rid himself of a small, yet extremely destructive, yellow cat that will not leave his home. The attempts to get rid of the cat become more comical, and the cat becomes increasingly destructive, until Mr. Johnson resorts to an explosive solution. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in the woods, but gets lost, and returns. He traps the cat in a sack to have a fish, and tries to put in the sea on a boat, but nearly sinks when he is attacked by fish. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in a balloon, and send him flying away, but flies away, himself, and returns, hurt. Mr. Johnson tries to take the cat away on a pump trolley on a railroad track, going over many damsels in distress, but jumps over a cow, and hits a bug crossing the railroad track, when he falls into a mine, only to be attacked by snakes, bats, and mice. Mr. Johnson tries to blow up the cat, but fails with his hair on fire, and explodes into an angel, only to tease the poor little cat, who is squashed by his human body. The result is a twist ending playing on the end of the children's song, with the cat's nine lives bedeviling Mr. Johnson for eternity.
Art
The Cat Came Back (1988)
Directed by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Condie
Roles Background Designer
Rating72%
The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of Mr. Johnson, an old man, to rid himself of a small, yet extremely destructive, yellow cat that will not leave his home. The attempts to get rid of the cat become more comical, and the cat becomes increasingly destructive, until Mr. Johnson resorts to an explosive solution. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in the woods, but gets lost, and returns. He traps the cat in a sack to have a fish, and tries to put in the sea on a boat, but nearly sinks when he is attacked by fish. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in a balloon, and send him flying away, but flies away, himself, and returns, hurt. Mr. Johnson tries to take the cat away on a pump trolley on a railroad track, going over many damsels in distress, but jumps over a cow, and hits a bug crossing the railroad track, when he falls into a mine, only to be attacked by snakes, bats, and mice. Mr. Johnson tries to blow up the cat, but fails with his hair on fire, and explodes into an angel, only to tease the poor little cat, who is squashed by his human body. The result is a twist ending playing on the end of the children's song, with the cat's nine lives bedeviling Mr. Johnson for eternity.
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Runaway (2009)
, 9minutesDirected by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Richard Condie
Roles Animation
Rating70%
The film's story takes place aboard an out-of-control train. Barker intended the film to be a parable about life, and how the ruling class tries in vain to insulate itself from the fate suffered by the lower classes:
The Cat Came Back (1988)
Directed by Cordell Barker
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Richard Condie
Roles Animation
Rating72%
The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of Mr. Johnson, an old man, to rid himself of a small, yet extremely destructive, yellow cat that will not leave his home. The attempts to get rid of the cat become more comical, and the cat becomes increasingly destructive, until Mr. Johnson resorts to an explosive solution. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in the woods, but gets lost, and returns. He traps the cat in a sack to have a fish, and tries to put in the sea on a boat, but nearly sinks when he is attacked by fish. Mr. Johnson tries to put the cat in a balloon, and send him flying away, but flies away, himself, and returns, hurt. Mr. Johnson tries to take the cat away on a pump trolley on a railroad track, going over many damsels in distress, but jumps over a cow, and hits a bug crossing the railroad track, when he falls into a mine, only to be attacked by snakes, bats, and mice. Mr. Johnson tries to blow up the cat, but fails with his hair on fire, and explodes into an angel, only to tease the poor little cat, who is squashed by his human body. The result is a twist ending playing on the end of the children's song, with the cat's nine lives bedeviling Mr. Johnson for eternity.