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Harness the Wind
Directed bySidney Goldsmith
Written bySidney Goldsmith
Produced byDerek Lamb
Narrated byMichael Kane
CinematographyRaymond Dumas
Music byAlain Clavier
Animation bySidney Goldsmith
Production
company
National Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • August 1978 (1978-08) (OIAF)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryCanada

Harness the Wind is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Sidney Goldsmith and released in 1978.[1] The film is an educational documentary depicting the history of wind power.[2]

The film premiered at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in August 1978,[1] where it won the award for Best Instructional Film.[3]

It received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 29th Canadian Film Awards.[4]

  1. ^ a b Ian Haysom, "Animated brilliance: Beyond the crudities of Mickey Mouse". Ottawa Journal, August 31, 1978.
  2. ^ Christina Formenti, The Classical Animated Documentary and Its Contemporary Evolution. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. ISBN 9781501346484. p. 193.
  3. ^ Tony Lofaro, "French film tops at animation festival". Ottawa Citizen, September 5, 1978.
  4. ^ Michael Walsh, "Duke's film in line for 9 honours". The Province, September 7, 1978.

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