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The National Film Board Animation Collection

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The National Film Board Animation Collection includes the following titles:

Shyness - imageShyness

Frankenstein is shy, and the good doctor and his not so good assistant try to help him out.

National Film Board of Canada | 1996 | 9 minutes
Subconscious Password - imageSubconscious Password

A mind-bending riff on the social gaffe of forgetting what's-his-name's name.

National Film Board of Canada | 2013 | 11 minutes
The Basketball Game - imageThe Basketball Game

Fuses animation, documentary and personal memoir in a poignant and humorous tale of hope and tolerance in the face of fear and stereotypes.

National Film Board of Canada | 2011 | 5 minutes
The Clockmakers - imageThe Clockmakers

An experimental animated trip into a mysterious clockwork world.

National Film Board of Canada | 2013 | 4 minutes
The End of Pinky - imageThe End of Pinky

An animated tour-de-force of the original short story of the same name by award-winning writer Heather O'Neill (who also narrates).

National Film Board of Canada | 2013 | 8 minutes
The Great Machine - imageThe Great Machine

In the small Ontario town of Echo, deep underground a typical post-war apartment building, there is a machine – massive and seemingly endless. What is its purpose? What is it for?

National Film Board of Canada | 2015 | 4 minutes | 7-12, PS
The Mountain of SGaana - imageThe Mountain of SGaana

A magical tale of a young man who is stolen away to the spirit world, and the young woman who rescues him.

National Film Board of Canada | 2017 | 10 minutes
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer - imageThe Weatherman and the Shadowboxer

An animated tale of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.

National Film Board of Canada | 2014 | 10 minutes
Threads - imageThreads

An animated exploration of the beauty and complexity of parental love.

National Film Board of Canada | 2017 | 9 minutes

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