The Dingles is a 1988 Canadian animated family short film directed by Les Drew. Summary Based on a book by Helen Levchuk about a caring, grandmotherly lady and her three cats whose iydlic lives were interrupted by a big windstorm. See also The Cat Came Back - the 1988 Oscar-nominated NFB film similar in content. References External links NFB 1988 animated films Animated films about cats National Film Board of Canada animated short films 1988 films 1980s Canadian films