Begone Dull Care

Directors Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart
Year 1949
Run Time 8min
Genre Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
In this extraordinary short animation, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren painted colours, shapes, and transformations directly on to their filmstrip. The result is a vivid interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Directors

Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart

Producer

Norman McLaren

Genres

Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Languages

English, French, Other Language

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

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Âme Noire (Black Soul)

Director Martine Chartrand
Year 2000
Run Time 10min
Genre Animation, Documentary, Drama

An exhilarating voyage through the def ining moments of black history.

Director

Martine Chartrand

Writer

Martine Chartrand

Producers

Yves Leduc, Pierre Hébert, Marcel Jean

Genres

Animation, Documentary, Drama

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Languages

English, French

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

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Grandfather on the Prairies

Director Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)
Year 2018
Run Time 3min
Genre Animation, Experimental, Family

Jason meets his great-great-greatgrandfather and soon finds himself in a hilarious debate about what it means to be a hunter.

Director

Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)

Writer

Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)

Cast

Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)

Producers

Andrew Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Lisa Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway), Robert Genaille (Sto:lo & Ojibway)

Genres

Animation, Experimental, Family

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Family Relationships, History, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Language Version

None

I Met the Walrus

Director Josh Raskin
Year 2007
Run Time 5min
Genre Animation, Drama
In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fan sneaks into John Lennon's Toronto hotel room and convinces him to do an interview for his school paper. This clever animation illustrates the audio recording of that conversation.  

Director

Josh Raskin

Writer

Josh Raskin

Cast

John Lennon, Jerry Levitan

Producer

Jerry Levitan

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interest

History

Original Language

English

Language Version

None

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

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

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Four Faces of the Moon

Director Amanda Strong (Michif)
Year 2016
Run Time 13min
Genre Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Family
This intricate stop-motion animation interlaces Canada’s colonial past with writer-director Amanda Strong’s personal family history — and illuminates Cree, Métis, and Anishinaabe reclamation of culture, language, and Nationhood.

Director

Amanda Strong (Michif)

Writers

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

Cast

Gail Maurice (Cree/Métis)

Producer

Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv-Klahoose)

Genres

Action/Adventure, Animation, Documentary, Family

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

Other Language

Language Version

EN Subtitles

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Christmas at Moose Factory

Director Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Year 1971
Run Time 13min
Genre Animation
Legendary documentarian Alanis Obomsawin’s debut film is a first-hand look at the experience of children in a residential school during Christmastime.

Director

Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)

Legendary Abenaki filmmaker Obomsawin has made over 50 documentaries on issues affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada, including Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Trick or Treaty?, Is the Crown at War with Us?, Our People Will Be Healed and Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger. Her most recent film is the short documentary Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair. Next, she is set to appear in an episode of Marie Clements' Bones of Crows: The Series.

Genre

Animation

Interests

BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Language Version

FR Subtitles

Bone Mother

Directors Sylvie Trouvé, Dale Hayward
Year 2018
Run Time 8min
Genre Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A traveller wanders deep into the forest to visit Baba Yaga, a mysterious woman who is said to possess the powers of life and death.

Directors

Sylvie Trouvé, Dale Hayward

Writers

Lanan Adcock, Dale Hayward, Sylvie Trouvé

Cast

Rafael Petardi, Renee Madeline Le Guerrier

Producers

Michael Fukushima, Jelena Popovic

Genres

Animation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Interests

Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Language

English

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Jaime Lo, Small and Shy

Director Lillian Chan
Year 2006
Run Time 8min
Genre Animation
Jaime, a young Chinese-Canadian girl, finds a unique way to cope with the absence of her father as he travels overseas for work.

Director

Lillian Chan

Writer

Lillian Chan

Genre

Animation

Interests

Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Subconscious Password

Director Chris Landreth
Year 2013
Run Time 11min
Genre Animation, Comedy

The inability to remember someone’s name sends Charles on a journey into his brain to crack the code in this cerebral rendition of the popular game show Password.

Director

Chris Landreth

Writer

Chris Landreth

Cast

Don McKellar

Producers

Mark Smith, Marcy Page

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Nadine

Director Patrick Péris
Year 2017
Run Time 4min
Genre Animation, Romance
Blending live-action and animation, this short tells the tale of an imaginative teen as he debates the best way to say hello to a cute girl at the library.

Director

Patrick Péris

Writers

Sylvain Charbonneau, Patrick Péris

Cast

Émilien Néron, Jade Charbonneau

Producer

Marc Bertrand

Genres

Animation, Romance

Original Language

French

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)

Strange Invaders

Director Cordell Barker
Year 2001
Run Time 9min
Genre Animation, Drama

Roger and Doris get more than they bargained for when a peculiar child appears at their doorstep. Nominated for an Oscar.

Director

Cordell Barker

Writer

Cordell Barker

Producers

Jennifer Torrance, Cordell Barker

Genres

Animation, Drama

Interest

Family Relationships

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

The Sand Castle

Director Co Hoedeman
Year 1977
Run Time 13min
Genre Animation

A man made of sand makes other sand creatures in this inventive, Oscar-winning stop-motion film.

Director

Co Hoedeman

Producer

Gaston Sarault

Genre

Animation

Interest

Classics

Original Language

No Dialogue

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Runaway

Director Cordell Barker
Year 2009
Run Time 9min
Genre Animation, Comedy, Drama
Gleeful train passengers cavort to a jaunty jazz score in this fun animation, but when their driver disappears, the careless ride turns darkly funny. 

Director

Cordell Barker

Writer

Cordell Barker

Cast

Richard Condie, Leonard Waldner, Muriel Hogue

Producers

Michael Scott, Derek Mazur

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Drama

Interest

Arts and Culture

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

Paradise

Director Jesse Rosensweet
Year 2007
Run Time 15min
Genre Animation, Drama

A brilliant stop-motion animation that follows a man made of metal who’s caught in the machine of daily routine.

Director

Jesse Rosensweet

Writer

Jesse Rosensweet

Cast

Aaron Abrams, Linda Ballantyne

Producer

Steven Hoban

Genres

Animation, Drama

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

No Fish Where To Go

Directors Nicola Lemay, Janice Nadeau
Year 2014
Run Time 12min
Genre Animation, Drama, Family
This compassionate animation looks at the consequences of war through the lens of two little girls who become friends despite their upbringing in opposing clans. 

Directors

Nicola Lemay, Janice Nadeau

Writer

Marie-Francine Hébert

Producer

Marc Bertrand

Genres

Animation, Drama, Family

Interests

Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics

Original Languages

English, French

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

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

Me And My Moulton

Director Torill Kove
Year 2014
Run Time 13min
Genre Animation
In this Oscar-nominated short, a seven-year-old girl asks for a bicycle, knowing that her loving yet unconventional parents have other ideas. 

Director

Torill Kove

Writer

Torill Kove

Producers

Lise Fearnley, Marcy Page, David Verrall

Genre

Animation

Interests

Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)

McLaren’s Negatives

Director Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Year 2006
Run Time 10min
Genre Animation
An animated documentary shares the secrets of legendary Canadian animator Norman McLaren.

Director

Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

Writer

Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

Cast

Patrick Coutu

Genre

Animation

Interests

Arts and Culture, Biography, Female Filmmaker

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)