Fleming was one of several animators approached by
National Film Board of Canada producer
Michael Fukushima for
film treatments for a planned adaption of Eisenstein's book. Fleming had never head of the book and was at first reluctant, as she was more accustomed to creating her own personal works and because as a non-Jew, she was unsure she would be able to portray Eisenstein's story. She was assured that her background was not an issue for the NFB or the author, and submitted a proposal that was eventually accepted. Work on the 15-minute film would take almost four years, with Fleming using three animators:
Lillian Chan,
Howie Shia and
Kevin Langdale. The film was named one of the
Toronto International Film Festival's top ten Canadian films of the year. ==References==