Jan 15, 2002
8 min
Full-HD

The Chinese Violin (2002)

In this animated short, a young girl and her father move from China to Canada, bringing only their Chinese violin along for the journey. As they face the challenge of starting fresh in a new place, the music of the violin connects them to the life they left behind and guides the girl towards a musical future.

Category

Animation

Country

Canada

Companies

ONF | NFB

Li Lulu

Narrator

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