Norman McLaren Movies

Unfinished animated film, 1940s. Silent film.

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

‘Too esoteric, even for me,’ said McLaren about his The Flicker Film. The famous animator’s most abstract effort is marginalized to...

Norman McLaren's documentary-style account of how a letter from home reaches a sailor on duty in foreign waters.

This uncompleted film uses a technique invented by McLaren in the 1930s; the travelling zoom. McLaren's intention was to make the corridor gradually...

Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren and collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

In 1966, McLaren began a metamorphic film in which he explored the light and colour of Canada in this unfinished film.

An hand drawn animation merged from two originally separate films. (The films were originally drawn in 1940)

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

Mixes with still images, 1940s. A large collection of McLaren's surrealist illustrations. Silent film.

An idea for backgrounds never used, late 1940s. Silent film.

An animated victory bond message with the advice, "Don't cash in your bonds."

The fifth thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren; this time with a focus on his collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

An attempt to animate an abstract Charlie Chaplin-esque figure.

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"Là-haut sur ces montagnes" sung by Madeleine Lachance is illustrated with drawings and in "C'est l'aviron" a boat sails to the rhythm of the...

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1960s. A test using circles. Silent film.

Done during war years. Silent film.