Norman McLaren Movies

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

A compilation of seven shorts made for the National Film Board of Canada. Features the NFBC shorts, "Nahanni," "Le Merle," "A Chairy Tale," "The Cars...

This documentary short illustrates the thematic role of war in the works of filmmaker Norman McLaren, from his traumatic experiences in the Spanish...

Made during WWII

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

"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...

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

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1960s. A test using circles. Silent film.

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

Done during war years. Silent film.

Featuring a voiceover. 1944 test inspired by surrealist painter Yves Tanguy, an improvised moving growing landscape in a surrealistic manner.

This 1967 footage shows McLaren at a computer with Evelyn Lambart, Rene Pardo and two other technicians, followed by the animation test some call...

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

Compilation of McLaren's Blurr technique.

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

A compilation of various tests, techniques and experiments compiled from the 1940s - 1950s. Silent film.

The third thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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