Film Details

Though born in Scotland 100 years ago, Norman McLaren (1914-1987) was one of Canada's—and the world’s—most important and innovative animators. In a 40+ year career at the National Film Board of Canada, he won countless international awards, including an Oscar. McLaren was a pioneer in various types of animation—from painting on film and hand-drawn soundtracks to abstract film, visual music, and pixilation. All of these will be represented in the ten short films showing tonight.

Program includes: Dots (1940); Hen Hop (1942); Boogie-Doodle (1948); Begone Dull Care (1949, co-directed by Evelyn Lambart); the Oscar-winning Neighbours (1952); Blinkity Blank (1955); Opening Speech (1960); Lines: Vertical (1960, co-directed by Evelyn Lambart); Lines: Horizontal (1962, co-directed by Evelyn Lambart); and Pas de deux (1968). Thanks to Jane Gutteridge, NFBC, Toronto.