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The Thing Is Lost is an abstract audiovisual experience inspired by the ever monotonous, oppressive and omnipresent existence of inner dialogue. This film is an emotional journey through expressions, confusions, colors and affections. A journey in the hope of “finding” or “being found.”
A remake of a 1977 TV movie-of-the-week starring John Travolta. Shot on super8 with Ken and Barbie dolls, this animated film explores the themes of adolescent love, isolation, plastic bubbles, beach parties and the boy next door.
Eclectically stylized and set in Haida Gwaii, Haida poet & videographer Towustasin creates an experimental documentary short that incorporates animation, spoken word, intimate interviews and poetic narratives. Shedding light on histories of economic, cultural, and environmental depression, the film weaves together a story of trauma with hope, healing, and the unbreakable bond between the Haida people and their ancestral land.
A quirky and lovable fisherman fights to keep his livelihood through years of illness.
A short, motion-comic film about a non-binary Afro-Indigenous youth who turns to the water for guidance.
An intimate portrayal of grief after the loss of a friend.
An animated illustration of the safety rule: "Never touch plumbing and electrical fixtures at the same time." In the film we see a young woman commit the fatal error of switching on an electric light while in her bath. After a fleeting glimpse of a gravestone with the inscription R.I.P., we see her in the next world where in her celestial tub she is about to repeat her mistake but remembers the consequences just in time.
The viewer is swallowed into a body of unrest: abstract organic forms depict tumultuous and vital transformations powered by resilience.
How would you see the world if life was a game with no rules and no risk? Step inside the explosive imagination of cartoonist and animator Paloma Dawkins in this absurdist romp through the highest clouds, to the depths of the ocean and through patterns of pure harmony in between.
Bout: 1. A short period of intense activity. 2. An attack of illness or strong emotion. 3. A wrestling or boxing match.
A countdown leader spliced with found film introduces a very short painted-on-film animation. The soundtrack was made using samples of handmade 35mm optical sounds composed on a computer.
Psychotherapist and UoFT assistant professor Anderson Todd is no stranger to creeping feelings of despair. From the disappearing wildlife in his hometown Owen Sound to seeing news stories about melting ice sheets and decades-long droughts, there is no end to the parade of ominous news. Little wonder then, that the worried comments from Anderson’s clients and students about the future only increase and increase. And like many others, he finds it difficult to share this crushing dread with others without turning them away. But our short film isn’t just about anguish. It’s also about what we do now. No, our individual actions may not be able to change the course of feedback loops or reverse fossil fuel extraction. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be contributing a community, we can’t be learning useful skills, and we can’t be connecting with other people and making a difference in their lives, now or later.
A hand-made, scratched-on film experiment in intermittent animation. The images are a group of twenty-four visuals, all non-representational, which arrange and rearrange on the screen in many combinations. The result is a changing pattern of sound and image that has its own rhythm for eye and ear.
A merchant finds a well in an abandoned tent in the desert and tries to profit from it.
Mikey the mouse and his friend Computy want to teach us about the internet.
They say breakfast's the most important meal of the day.
A reclusive performer grants an interview on the eve of his retirement from the stage.
A visual poem about Indigenous pride, batons, caribou, and living with HIV and Parkinson's by renowned Indigenous media artist Zachery Longboy.
What you see, isn’t always what you get in this Barbie and Ken Doll stop motion celebration of sex and surprise. Also starring Marie Osmond, The Bionic Woman, and The Lone Ranger.
A lonely man is saved by his love for his work.
Children wait their turn for a once-in-a-lifetime roller coaster ride. A loving and poignant meditation on childhood and the passage of time. Inspired by found sound of a theme park in the distance, lyrically rendered in pencil and paper, and produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.
A multimedia work set to Sufjan Stevens’ “The Hidden River of My Life” illustrates a cosmic, yet deeply intimate exploration of humankind: our past, our present, and the places we might go. Produced as a 2019 grad film at Emily Carr University of Art & Design in Vancouver, B.C.
A young woman is going through metamorphosis of turning into a mother.
Benadryl Inflectra is an experimental, non narrative animation film that is meant to be a sweet psychedelic journey. It bears this name, as several images were created while the director was receiving infusions for her crohn’s disease and was drawing to relax. The film wants to be funny and light. Because laughter is the best weapon against drama.
"lot" is a non-narrative stop-motion film animated by hand and shot entirely in camera.
Inspired by "Me and My Moulton"
Are there any boundaries that can prevent love? "Screen Time" is a film about the relationships between a digital and a sand characters. As they navigate the boundaries of their disparate worlds, their bond is tested by the limitations imposed by reality itself. Will their profound connection withstand the stark differences between their existences?
When a young girl plays with her father's experimental telescope she ends up in space, where she meets the young Mozart and a tap-dancing star named Twinkle. This wonderful story features the voices of Martin Short as Mozart and Vanna White as Twinkle.
A pleasant rabbit named Barry and his best friend and pet dog, Melon, embark on a walk to meet a friend for tea. Along the way they learn to appreciate the environment that they call home.
A subtle little narrative; an abstracted interlude between sound and silence, motion and stability, and light and darkness.
This animated short is the visual enactment of the year-long obstacle course run by a teacher trainee. Rich in humor and anecdote, it is a comedy of educational manners seen through the autobiographical and unflinching eye of the trainee-turned-filmmaker.
Animated short film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.
Mr. Edgar putters happily around his cuckoo clock waiting for the return of his adopted birds in the spring. Catastrophe threatens when one of the clock’s gears falls off! A brave firefly comes to the rescue, proving that friendship can light up your life.
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
Forgotten is an animated short film that offers a window into the isolation the elderly face when living alone. I was inspired to make this film against the backdrop of the pandemic and the growing criticisms of Canada’s response to keeping the elderly safe during this time. With an ageing population in various states of mental deterioration, many tragically didn’t fully grasp why family had stopped visiting during the pandemic. Drawn using traditional and digital media, Forgotten presents and explores one person’s loneliness, sorrow, and deteriorating grip on reality.
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.
Reverses the role of hunter and hunted. It is a simple story about a bear who gets a hunting license and goes to the city to hunt man. It is animated by drawings of pencil crayon on white paper.
FPS is a shooter game in which only one bullet is fired and then you deal with the aftermath of actually shooting a human.
A chase encounter between a wild woman and a rabbit. It is a union with otherness in a forest bathed in blue shadows.
Animated short that explores the different meanings of "coming out", "being out" and "going out"; all until the metaphorical train of Life rides away from us viewers.
Dog is man's best friend. He helps him kill birds.
Economist Armine Yalnizyan offers a radically honest and deliciously sweet review of our absurdly dysfunctional economic system and what we must do in order to survive and thrive in the 21st century.
“hi ading” is a poetic short that provides a glimpse into a love story. Speaking to their parents’ past selves, Dinaly asks and hopes that these past versions might help them realize that the decisions they may not understand are still made out of love.
Funded through the Canada Council, this new media video, formatted on a Targa computer program, was one of several works created though the New Tools for Imaging project at CFAT. This animation of an amoeba who gains art star status, results in a new world order.
A colourful tripped out animated landscape filled with catchy songs, eyeball kicks, goofball characters, and a great variety of babies. This 16mm film was created using over 1,000 hand painted cut-outs and paper puppets with paper backgrounds.
In the folklore of most cultures around the world there are stories of magical little folk. And the Arctic is no exception. Inuit traditional knowledge is filled with references to many different races and tribes of little folk. These beings always try to avoid human encounters, but over the years Inuit hunters and shaman have gathered stories and experiences to help us understand these small inhabitants. This short introduces viewers to the little folk of the Arctic.
“Abu & Mo” is an animated silent film set in 1889 Damascus, loosely inspired by real events. It is about orphans, who despite the differences in their religious backgrounds, develop an abiding friendship and inspire a divided community to come together to pray.
The Last Shoes is a poignant exploration of the inevitable passage of time, framed through the tender relationship between a father and his son. At the height of his youth, the son revels in life’s joyous moments: marriage, the birth of his own child, and professional success. These milestones bring happiness, but beneath his achievements lies a hidden sorrow in his father’s heart.
an CGI Animated short film about hens
The transparent, holographic portions from Canadian dollar bills are contact printed on to 16mm film. A cameraless, dizzying closer look at the monarch, maple leaves and colonial structures that secure and validate our legal tender.
Three songs: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, Rock-A-Bye Baby, One More River to Cross, and the piano exercise Chopsticks, illustrated by animated figures.
An animation.
In space, no one hear your zaps!
A Pierrot-like elf enjoys the delicate flowers of his frost garden.
Short animation by Nicolas Brault