Derek Lamb Movies

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

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...

An examination of the Viking explorers who were the first Europeans to discover Canada.

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

Hopeful job candidate Buck Boom is dynamic, forceful, confident and creative. But can he convince Mr. Mudgin, the personnel manager, to hire him? You...

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

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

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...

Two indigent street children in a developing country become the target of an HIV positive pedophile who attempts to lure them in with money.

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...

Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket" Richard and wore his...

A classical music performance descends into comedic chaos.

This film promotes, in the best K-Tel tradition, a new device used to speak French.

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 animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film...

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...

A short illustrating Wade Hemsworth's folk song about a woman's admiration for the agility of her boyfriend, the log driver.

Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

An egg desperately tries to prevent being hatched. In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, learn how societies in evolution are often...

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