''Sunburnt Unicorn'' is a Canadian animated feature film, directed by Nick Johnson and released in 2024.

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"Sunburnt Unicorn’s coming-of-age tale depicts the inner landscape of adolescence"
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'', June 6, 2024. The film centres on Frankie, a young boy who is stranded in the desert after a car accident, and must travel through the strange and increasingly hallucinatory environment to try to find his father. The voice cast includes

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, Tabitha St. Germain,

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, Laara Sadiq and

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. The film's soundtrack was composed by PIQSIQ, an

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duo consisting of Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay. The film premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the

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. It was also screened in competition at the 2024

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.Debbie Diamond Sarto
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'', July 8, 2024.

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