Derek Lamb Movies

A collection of one-minute cartoons produced by the National Film Board of Canada animators for government sponsors. Showcasing a playful selection...

A light hearted look at the various instruments of the orchestra, based on the original cartoons of the late Gerard Hoffnung, satirising musical...

This is the story of the first French settlers in North America, who spent their first winter on an island in the Bay of Fundy. Despite overwhelming...

Derek Lamb stop motion film, 1969

The inhabitants of a village learn to overcome their fears of the unknown.

A nonsense song, sung by Burl Ives and given unrestrained interpretation by the cartoonist. Of course, by the time the song ends the old lady has...

Nesbitt Spoon, who's a bit of a nebbish, tells us about his day, which is fairly average up until the moment that his doctor tells him he has only...

A lonely woodcarver longs for a son, so he builds a wooden puppet and names it Spinnolio

This animated short film attempts to answer the eternal questions, What is dying? and How does it feel? Based on recent studies, case histories and...

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a...

A selection of publicity clips mounted together in one film to show the techniques of NFB animators. As in Hors-d'oeuvre, these "quickie" films were...

The metamorphosis of a map of Canada into human forms who share the natural resources to the rhythm of a dance.

This vignette illustrates the variety of professions, people and technical procedures required by the filmmaking process.

A story about two symbolic characters who sway to the song Alouette.

An animated fable for children showing that things can be malignant or benign depending on how they are used--with good or evil intent.

A freewheeling cinematic experience, this film is the work of two filmmakers who relate their perceptions of each other through their respective...

Canuck anti-drugs propaganda film about how glue huffing and pill popping and weed smoking leads to child prostitution. Or something. The backstory...

A disgruntled Uncle Sam complains that nobody listens to him anymore, and what's more, he doesn't even know what's going on up there. "I thought we...

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.