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Via Torontoist - Ryan Larkin, who went from breaking ground in the National Film Board’s animation studios, to panhandling on the streets of Montreal, to an all-too-brief comeback in his final days, has passed away.

Cartoon Brew’s obit includes the early short Syrinx (wherein the young Larkin takes Norman McLaren’s drawing-and-redrawing techniques into poetic new territory) and the 2004 documentary Ryan (wherein animator Chris Landreth’s conversations with Larkin and friends are spun into surreal computer animations that underscore the man’s tragic story).

Ryan was at work on a new film based on his experiences, called “Spare Change”. His collaborator, Laurie Gordon of the band Chiwawa, is continuing work on the piece - see the official site for further details.