Bread Will Walk is a Canadian short animated film, directed by Alex Boya and released in 2025.Etan Vlessing, "Cannes Hidden Gem: Jay Baruchel Voices Surreal ‘Bread Will Walk,’ a “Nightmarish Riff” on Capitalism". The Hollywood Reporter, May 13, 2025. The film is a satire about climate change in which a corporation tries to solve hunger by selling loaves of "miracle" bread that turn people who eat it into zombie loaves of bread, who are in turn under threat of being eaten themselves.Radheyan Simonpillai, "A dystopian animated short featuring Jay Baruchel leads Canadian films at Cannes". CBC Arts, May 13, 2025.
All speaking characters in the film are voiced by Jay Baruchel.Brendan Kelly, "Actor Jay Baruchel only too happy to provide all of the voices for Bread Will Walk". Montreal Gazette, May 21, 2025.
The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.Jamie Casemore, "Anne Émond’s Amour Apocalypse to premiere at Directors’ Fortnight". Playback, April 15, 2025.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.Matthew Simpson, "The 14th Canadian Screen Award Nominations Are Announced!". Northern Reel, March 25, 2026.
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