Derek Lamb Movies

Historical events are related through the medium of simulated news broadcasting in 1878.

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

This animated short is the visual enactment of the year-long obstacle course run by a teacher trainee. Rich in humor and anecdote, it is a comedy of...

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...

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

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...

Penguins Behind Bars is an Adult Swim special, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Janet Perlman, that aired only once on July 20th...

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...

This film is about the emotions that can lead one to take that jump into space necessary for hang gliding with a Delta Plane.

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

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

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

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 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...

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

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

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

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