We Ate the Children Last

We Ate the Children Last is a 2011 Canadian satirical science fiction short film directed by Andrew Cividino based upon a short story by Yann Martel. The film documents the radical societal shifts that occur after pig organ transplants for humans become commonplace.

We Ate the Children Last
Directed by	Andrew Cividino
Written by	Andrew Cividino Geoffrey Smart
Based on	We Ate the Children Last by Yann Martel
Produced by	Josh Clavir Karen Harnisch Jonathan M. Hodgson
Starring	Keith Berry David Disher Frank Longo Ryan Ward
Cinematography	Stephen Chandler Whitehead
Edited by	James Vandewater
Music by	Chris Thornborrow
Production company	Film Forge Productions
Release date	September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14) (TIFF)
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival,^[1] and was named to the festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.^[2]

Plot

A man dying from intestinal cancer volunteers for an experimental treatment which involves receiving the transplanted digestive system of a pig. The transplant is successful, but leaves him with a pig-like penchant for consuming garbage. Considering this an acceptable trade-off for a medical breakthrough, society initially accepts the widespread adoption of the technique, but eventually collapses as the transplant recipients' insatiable appetites evolve into cannibalism.

Cast

• Keith Berry as Patient D
• David Disher as Medical Examiner
• Frank Longo as Simon Winfield
• Ryan Ward as Ricky Rodgers
• Kalista Zackhariyas as Reporter/Principal

Production

Shot in 2010, the film incorporates footage from the 2010 G20 Summit in Toronto.^[3]