Top Priority (film)
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Directed byIshu Patel
Produced byIshu Patel
StarringWalter Massey
Vlasta Vrana
Maureen Hill
Paula Mazzzone
Vlasta Vrana
Maureen Hill
Paula Mazzzone
Music byNormand Roger
| Top Priority | |
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| Directed by | Ishu Patel |
| Produced by | Ishu Patel |
| Starring | Walter Massey Vlasta Vrana Maureen Hill Paula Mazzzone |
| Music by | Normand Roger |
| Animation by | Ishu Patel |
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Release date |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Top Priority is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Ishu Patel and released in 1981. Adapted from a short story by South African writer Enver Carim, the film centres on a family in an impoverished country who are in desperate need of water to irrigate their farmland, only to discover that the government prioritizes war with a neighbouring country over the welfare of its own citizens.[1]
The film's voice cast includes Walter Massey, Vlasta Vrana, Maureen Hill and Paula Mazzone.
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982.[2]
