''Animal Behaviour'' (also released in French as ''Zoothérapie'') is a Canadian animated short film directed by
Alison Snowden
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'', January 3, 2019. The duo's first animated theatrical short since their 1993
Oscar
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-winning film ''
Bob's Birthday
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'', the film centres on a group of animals who meet weekly for a
group psychotherapy
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session in the offices of psychiatrist Dr. Clement.
The film's voice cast includes Ryan Beil as Dr. Clement, Taz VanRassel as Victor the ape, Leah Juel as Lorraine the leech,
Andrea Libman
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as Cheryl the mantis, Toby Berner as Todd the pig, James Kirk as Jeffrey the bird, and Alison Snowden as Linda the cat.
Release
The film premiered in June 2018 at the
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
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. The film was dedicated to the medical team at the
Vancouver General Hospital
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, who saved Snowden's life in 2017 when she was diagnosed with
acute interstitial pneumonitis
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during the making of the film.
Awards and honors
The film was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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at the
91st Academy Awards
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, but lost to the
Pixar
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Canadian Screen Award
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for
Best Animated Short Film
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, March 31, 2019.
See also
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HouseBroken
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'': American adult animated sitcom, premiering in 2021, with a similar premise of an animal therapy group.