Dam! The Story of Kit the Beaver is a Canadian animated short film, directed by and released in 2017. The film centres on Kit, a young beaver who is helping her family build a beaver dam. The film was created as part of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's project of commissioning original works by Canadian composers to celebrate Canada 150. While most participating composers had their work performed by symphonies across Canada in conventional concert performances, was selected to compose the score to a short animated film, which would premiere at Roy Thomson Hall with the TSO performing the composition live. The film had its TSO premiere on February 25, 2017, and was subsequently screened in other cities with the score performed by local orchestras. A version with the score prerecorded was