''Snip'' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by

Terril Calder Terril Calder is a Canadian artist and animator.Pat Mullen"Terril Calder Crafts a Duel of Sacred Teachings in Meneath" ''Point of View'', September 11, 2021. She is most noted for her short film '' Snip'', which was named to the Toronto Internation ...

and released in 2016. Released as a tie-in to

Joseph Boyden Joseph Boyden (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer of Irish and Scottish descent. He also claims Indigenous descent, but this is widely disputed. Joseph Boyden is best known for writing about First Nations culture ...

's novella '' Wenjack'', the film centres on two contemporary indigenous children, Annie and Gordon, who travel back in time in an effort to save two other children, Charlie and Niska, from the Indian residential school system.Alex Heeney
"Métis director Terril Calder discusses her TIFF16 short SNIP"
''Seventh Row'', September 2, 2016. The film premiered at the

2016 Toronto International Film Festival The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown. Awards The festival's final awards were ...

, and was named to TIFF's annual year-end

Canada's Top Ten Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema" ...

list for 2016. It was subsequently screened at the

67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. ''Django (2017 film), Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear ...

in 2017, where it received an honorable mention from the short film jury in the Generation 14Plus program of youth films.Steve Pond
"‘On Body and Soul’ Wins Golden Bear Award at Berlin Film Festival"
''

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'', February 18, 2017.

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* 2016 films 2016 animated short films Canadian animated short films First Nations films Works about residential schools in Canada 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films Animated films about time travel Animated films set in Canada History of Canada on film {{2010s-Canada-film-stub