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Arctic Song

Directors Germaine Arnattaujuq, Louise Flaherty (Inuk), Neil Christopher
Year 2021
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation
A traditional song sharing the Inuit creation stories for the land, waters, and sky, set to breathtaking animation.

Directors

Germaine Arnattaujuq, Louise Flaherty (Inuk), Neil Christopher

Genre

Animation

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

Inuktitut

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Angel Money

Director Ian Keteku
Year 2022
Run Time 4min
Genre Animation
A black youth shares a heartfelt poem about coming to terms with his father’s death.

Director

Ian Keteku

Genre

Animation

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker

Original Language

English

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Astronaut

Director Ian Keteku
Year 2022
Run Time 4min
Genre Animation
A whimsical animated poem about a twelve-year-old’s fantasy of what his life would be like as an astronaut, experiencing the world from above.

Director

Ian Keteku

Genre

Animation

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker

Original Language

English

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Superhero Inc.

Directors Elizabeth Whitmere, Christine Bélanger
Year 2022
Run Time 5min
Genre Animation
A telekinetic job applicant begins to question the intentions of their prospective employer in this clever commentary on the treatment of neurodivergence in the workplace.

Directors

Elizabeth Whitmere, Christine Bélanger

Genre

Animation

Interest

Discrimination

Original Language

English

Big Drive

Director Anita Lebeau
Year 2011
Run Time 9min
Genre Animation, Family

Stuck in a seemingly endless car ride with nothing to do, four sisters use their imagination to create something amazing together.

Director

Anita Lebeau

Writer

Anita Lebeau

Cast

Nathalie Daudet, Emma Collins, Annie Rose Daudet, Maggie Collins, Anita Lebeau

Producer

Derek Mazur

Genres

Animation, Family

Interests

Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Language Version

EN CC

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

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Awaskinawason (Children of Earth)

Director Antony Dubé (Atikamekw)
Year 2015
Run Time 3min
Genre Animation, Drama
Awaskinawason is made up of the Atikamekw words awacic (child), aski (earth) and takonawason (having the responsibility for). A plea to respect the great circle of life.

Director

Antony Dubé (Atikamekw)

Writer

Antony Dubé (Atikamekw)

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Environment, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

Other Language

Language Versions

EN Subtitles, FR Subtitles

O Canada

Director Jerry Popowich
Year 2017
Run Time 2min
Genre Animation
Mercury Filmworks created this charming animated version of the national anthem for National Canadian Film Day 150. It screened at over 1,800 events around the world and became a classic.

Director

Jerry Popowich

Genre

Animation

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Language

English

Lost Action: Trace

Directors Philip Szporer, Marlene Millar, Crystal Pite
Year 2011
Run Time 3min
Genre Animation

The horror and devastating consequences of war are explored through contemporary dance in this visually-stunning animation.

Directors

Philip Szporer, Marlene Millar, Crystal Pite

Writers

Crystal Pite, Philip Szporer, Marlene Millar

Producer

Kat Baulu

Genre

Animation

Interests

Arts and Culture, Global Experiences, History

Original Language

No Dialogue

I’m Scared Too

Directors Nadia Lakhdari, Caroline Lavergne
Year 2017
Run Time 2min
Genre Animation
In the days following the attack on a Quebec City mosque, directors Lakhdari and Lavergne sought out stories from Quebecers of all walks of life, revealing the same emotions that unite rather than divide us.

Directors

Nadia Lakhdari, Caroline Lavergne

Writer

Nadia Lakhdari

Genre

Animation

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

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Hole

Director G. Goletski
Year 2018
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation, Drama
The story of Mo, a young adult on the autism spectrum whose daily routine is disrupted when a mysterious hole begins to follow them around.

Director

G. Goletski

Writer

G. Goletski

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interest

BIPOC Stories

Original Language

English

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Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)

Director Amanda Strong (Michif)
Year 2018
Run Time 19min
Genre Animation, Drama
In this dream-like animation, a young Anishanaabe artist comes to a suburban neighbourhood to reclaim her ancestral tradition of sap harvesting.

Director

Amanda Strong (Michif)

Writers

Amanda Strong (Michif), Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose), Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Producer

Amanda Strong (Michif)

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Bam

Director Howie Shia
Year 2015
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation, Drama
In this modern adaptation of the story of Hercules, a young boxer struggles to negotiate between his shy, bookish nature and his divinely violent temper.

Director

Howie Shia

Writer

Howie Shia

Producers

Maral Mohammadian, Michael Fukushima

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

Literary Adaptation, Sports

Original Language

English

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Al Ghorba

Director Alia Hijaab
Year 2019
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation, Drama
Through a conversation with her family back home, a Syrian immigrant in Canada expresses her loneliness, and faces her mounting fears about the future.

Director

Alia Hijaab

Writer

Alia Hijaab

Producer

Alia Hijaab

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Newcomer Stories, Social Justice & Politics

Original Languages

English, Other Language

On Fire

Director Dylan Glynn
Year 2021
Run Time 1min
Genre Animation
This beautiful hand-drawn animation juxtaposes the fires of hatred and greed which allow for the greatest atrocities of human suffering with the literal fires of a burning and rapidly transforming planet, and the fiery passion of movements that work to build a new world for the many and not the few.

Director

Dylan Glynn

Producer

Sharon Corder

Genre

Animation

Interests

Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

To This Day

Director Shane Koyczan
Year 2013
Run Time 8min
Genre Animation

In this collaborative online project, 12 animators and 80 “motion artists” bring their unique styles to Koyczan’s poem about bullying. Content Note: Coarse language

Director

Shane Koyczan

Genre

Animation

Interests

Arts and Culture, Bullying, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

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Tussle

Director Christopher Grant (Mi’gmaw)
Year 2021
Run Time 2min
Genre Animation

In this hauntingly beautiful hand-drawn animation, simple shapes form increasingly complex entities, all set to an immersive and powerful score by the filmmaker. Playful forms must merge together in an anxious wrestle for unified harmony, no matter how difficult.

Director

Christopher Grant (Mi’gmaw)

Producer

Sharon Corder

Genre

Animation

Interests

Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

English

The Street

Director Caroline Leaf
Year 1976
Run Time 10min
Genre Animation, Drama

An award-winning adaptation of a story by Canadian author Mordecai Richler about how families deal with older relatives, and the emotions surrounding a grandmother’s death.

Director

Caroline Leaf

Writer

Mordecai Richler

Producer

Guy Glover

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

Classics, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

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How To Be Alone

Director Andrea Dorfman
Year 2010
Run Time 6min
Genre Animation, Experimental

Narrated by Tanya Davis to beautiful hand-drawn illustrations by Dorfman, Davis’s eloquent poem is full of powerful truths. With over 9.5 million views on YouTube, the film is an online sensation.

Director

Andrea Dorfman

Writer

Tanya Davis

Producers

Walter Forsyth, Andrea Dorfman

Genres

Animation, Experimental

Interest

Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Language Version

EN CC

The Danish Poet

Director Torill Kove
Year 2006
Run Time 14min
Genre Animation, Drama

In this Oscar-winning short, a young woman tells the story of how the Danish poet Kasper Jørgensen found inspiration and ultimately caused her parents to find one another.

Director

Torill Kove

Writer

Torill Kove

Producers

Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interests

Arts and Culture, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Languages

English, French

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Dimanche (Sunday)

Director Patrick Doyon
Year 2011
Run Time 10min
Genre Animation, Drama

A young boy is bored during a visit to his grandparents’ house in small-town Quebec, so he goes outside in search of adventure. Nominated for an Oscar.

Director

Patrick Doyon

Writer

Patrick Doyon

Producers

Marc Bertrand, Michael Fukushima

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Language

No Dialogue

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)