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A Love Letter To His Community

Updated: Jul 6, 2021

"This is a love letter to my community" explained Screenwriter Director of the new animated movie, Back Home Again. The movie was created to inspire conversation and awareness about mental health. This short clip share information about the inspiration for the film:


Inspired by community resiliency after one of the largest wildfire evacuations in Canadian history impacted the lives of more than 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray and area in 2016, the animated short film titled, Back Home Again, has been brought to life through the support of the Canadian Red Cross, The Canadian Mental Health Association and the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Economic Development & Tourism.


Told through the eyes of the woodland creatures that inhabit the land of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, Back Home Again has an all-star voice cast that donated their time to the production, including Jeremy Renner, Martin Short, Kim Basinger, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Michael J. Fox, Howie Mandel, Ed Asner, Lorne Cardinal, Gordon Pinsent, Mena Suvari, Bill Burr, Tom Green, Norm MacDonald, Harland Williams, Sherri Shepherd, Marlon Wayans, Scott Thompson, and Tantoo Cardinal. The film also includes a new original song titled, Back Home Again, performed by Jeremy Renner.


The fill launches in fall 2021.




For more information on Back Home Again please visit www.backhomeagainmovie.com and follow:


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