Movie Details
Theatrical Release:October 4th, 1996
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Hugh Macdonald Productions New Zealand Film Commission
The Orchard on the Web:Official Website
The Orchard (1996)
One morning as kids are stealing apples from an old mans orchard high above a seaside town an earthquake hits No one is hurt and the townsfolk are nonplussed but the old man is agitated he alone is aware of the imminent tsunami and tries to warn the village Based on a classic Japanese fable The Orchard was made by oneman band Bob Stenhouse who had been nominated for an Academy Award the previous decade for pioneer tale The Frog The Dog and The Devil Fans of the animator will recognise his lush luminous handdrawn style
DirectorBob Stenhouse
WriterBob Stenhouse
