Tess is asked to join her mother for a summer's fishing on the Henry Bay. Despite her fear of the stormy waters and wish to stay at home with her best friend Candice she accepts the invitation and brings along Maa-Mou the cat. Together, the two of them rise to the challenges of life on a fishing boat, and enjoy the unexpected pleasures of summer.
Original title: The reluctant deckhand
Directed by: Amanda FORBIS
Country: Canada
Year of production: 1995
Running time: 33 min 05 s
Category:
Techniques used: cut-outs
Process: Colour
Directed by: Amanda FORBIS
Production: ONF - OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, George JOHNSON
Distribution: ONF - OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Script: Padgett Jan
Graphics: Forbis Amanda
Animation: Forbis Amanda, Rose Martin, McCallum Stephen, Nelson Valerie
Music: Dodd J. Douglas
Sound: MacLean Gael, Airwaves Sound Design Ltd.
Editing: Rurak Debra