Norman McLaren Movies

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Norman McLaren's documentary-style account of how a letter from home reaches a sailor on duty in foreign waters.

A gay fantasia of patterned sound in which Norman McLaren salutes the West Indies, painting the spirit of fiesta on film to the lively beat of an...

The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

Unfinished animated film, 1940s. Silent film.

Experimental film showing a day's activities at the Glasgow College of Art.

This animated short by Norman McLaren serves as a wartime savings campaign. Symbolic figures, drawn directly on 35mm film stock, move and dance...

This cinematic travelogue consists of three parts. In the first part, texts and small maps are our guides through Madrid in 1936. We see pictures of...

An hand drawn animation of Frogs.

In this early film Norman McLaren shot crystal formations through a low-power microscope, using polarized light with the lower part of the picture...

This wartime publicity trailer by Norman McLaren focuses on wartime inflation and the role of price control. Single-frame animation is used with pen...

A play on the theme of hearts. Two hearts cavort, change shape, shoot arrows at one another, give birth, and finally become one heart bearing the...

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

An opening address, a tribute and highlights of a long and productive career--McLaren on McLaren is Norman McLaren on camera. The occasion is the...

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

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

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

An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink. The...