Anthony Green
Canada
2004
English
11 minutes
Colour/35mm
A fully-realized wartime drama complete with period sets and costumes, and stars. Based on a true story. Set in France,
1941, a Jewish man (Michael Lerner) boards a train to Switzerland and realizes he's lost his papers just as the Nazi inspectors
are passing through his car. He is saved by a complete stranger (Wendy Crewson).
Set during World War II and based in part on a true story, Pigeon recounts
a rare and startling act of charity. Sumptuously shot and emotionally affecting, Anthony Green's short drama features Michael
Lerner and Wendy Crewson.
- Steve Gravestock
