My Friend the Green Horse

Blending live-action footage and stop-motion animation, My Friend the Green Horse shares the remarkable true story of the childhood of Alanis Obomsawin, one of the world’s great documentary filmmakers. Often feeling lost and alone, the young Alanis found solace and companionship in the Animal World.

In her sleeping life, she was visited night after night by the Green Horse, a kind and generous being who became Alanis’s best friend. Together with other animals, the pair explored the beauty of her territory in the dreamscape and danced to the setting sun. The animals also helped Alanis realize she was given a tremendous gift—life itself—and demonstrated generosity and kindness, values she would carry throughout her life.