Original Language: No Dialogue
Lost Action: Trace
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
Dimanche (Sunday)
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
NFB
Gloria Victoria
Recycling elements of surrealism and cubism, this Genie-nominated animation explores relationships between art and war. Content Note: Violence
Director
Theodore Ushev
Producer
Marc Bertrand
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
NFB
- Own Voice
InukShop
Director
Jobie Weetaluktuk (Inuk)
Writer
Jobie Weetaluktuk (Inuk)
Producers
Kat Baulu, Joe MacDonald, Vanessa Loewen
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
The Sand Castle
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
NFB
Second Hand
Two neighbours have very different ideas about wasting time and saving stuff in this humourous meditation on what’s precious or disposable.
Director
Isaac King
Producer
Isaac King
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Environment, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
No Dialogue
The Lighthouse Man
The legend of the Lighthouse Man, who protects a small coastal town from all sorts of disasters, and how the community reaffirms his spirit when he’s feeling unwanted.
Director
Matt Walton
Writer
Matt Walton
Genre
Animation
Original Language
No Dialogue
Bully Dance
A vibrant musical parable that demonstrates the consequences of peer pressure and bullying.
Director
Janet Perlman
Genre
Animation
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
No Dialogue
Cosmic Zoom
Director
Robert Verrall
Producers
Robert Verrall, Joseph Koenig
Genres
Animation, Documentary
Interest
Classics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Hunger
Rapidly dissolving images form a satire of self-indulgence in a world plagued by hunger and poverty in this Oscar-nominated film, among the first to use computer animation technology.
Director
Peter Foldès
Producers
Peter Foldès, René Jodoin
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Classics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
- Own Voice
The Gift
Director
Terril Calder (Métis)
Genre
Animation
Interest
Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
Vtape
- Own Voice
Tuktumit
Director
Ippiksaut Friesen (Inuk)
Genre
Animation
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
Walking
Director
Ryan Larkin
Producer
Ryan Larkin
Genre
Animation
Interest
Classics
Original Language
No Dialogue
Canadian Distributor
NFB
- Own Voice
Walk-in-the-Forest
Director
Diane Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Writer
Diane Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Producer
Michael Fukushima
Genres
Animation, Family
Interest
Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
NFB
- Own Voice
Stories From Our Land – Tide
A beautiful short film that captures the majesty of ice sculpted by wind and water. Time-lapse imagery reveals the dynamic dance of water and ice in the Arctic, in Nunavut.
Director
Ericka Chemko
Writer
Ericka Chemko
Producer
David Christensen
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Environment, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
The classic Cinderella fairytale is given an endearing twist, presented by a cast of penguins!
Director
Janet Perlman
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
Tropical Rumours
Directors
Veronica Tennant, Michael Ondaatje
Cast
Margie Gillis, Paola Styron
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
No Dialogue
Madame Tutli-Putli
Directors
Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Writers
Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
Cast
Laurie Maher
Producer
Marcy Page
Genres
Animation, Drama
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
NFB
- Own Voice
Wave a Red Flag
Director
Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)
Writer
Adam Garnet Jones (Cree/Métis)
Cast
Lisa Cromarty, Monique Mojica
Producer
Lea Marin
Genre
Experimental
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
No Dialogue
Language Version
None
Canadian Distributor
NFB
Cycles
Director
Joe Cobden
Cast
Joe Cobden, Marc Bendavid, Romina D'ugo, Laura Harris
Producers
Joe Cobden, Alyssa Swanzey
Genre
Experimental
Interest
Arts and Culture
Original Language
No Dialogue