Michael Fukushima Movies

  • 2003
    Submerge: Kami No Yu

    Submerge: Kami No Yu

    Submerge: Kami No Yu

    02003HD

    A “water poem,” set in a Japanese ofuro hot bath. It explores water as a medium and repository for collective stories and was created in...

    Submerge: Kami No Yu
  • 2004
    Immersion

    Immersion

    Immersion

    02004HD

    Megann Reid evokes the solitude and warmth of a bath. Drawn with water colour pencil crayons on frosted acetate, the animation was done under a...

    Immersion
  • 2004
    Inside the Hothouse 2

    Inside the Hothouse 2

    Inside the Hothouse 2

    02004HD

    An informal look into the personalities and frenzy behind the second edition of the NFB Animation Hothouse. The six Hothouse filmmakers and their NFB...

    Inside the Hothouse 2
  • 2017
    The Mountain of SGaana

    The Mountain of SGaana

    The Mountain of SGaana

    02017HD

    As a young fisherman cruises along a rugged shoreline, a tiny mouse in Haida regalia appears and starts to knit a blanket. A story unfolds on the...

    The Mountain of SGaana
  • 2006
    Vimy-Ridge

    Vimy-Ridge

    Vimy-Ridge

    02006HD

    In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada. In this film...

    Vimy-Ridge
  • 2005
    cNote

    cNote

    cNote

    72005HD

    In this animated short, filmmaker Chris Hinton and composer Michael Oesterle leap back and forth between picture and sound. The dynamic movement of...

    cNote
  • 2020
    The Fourfold

    The Fourfold

    The Fourfold

    52020HD

    Based on the shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia, this is a testament to the need to reclaim the ideas of animism for planetary health and...

    The Fourfold
  • 2010
    Waseteg

    Waseteg

    Waseteg

    52010HD

    The story of a young Mi'kmaq girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

    Waseteg
  • 2013
    Impromptu

    Impromptu

    Impromptu

    62013HD

    Director Bruce Alcock takes his inspiration from Chopin’s eponymous composition in this wonderful 3D animation, which pays tribute to the...

    Impromptu
  • 1999
    Canada 3-D

    Canada 3-D

    Canada 3-D

    01999HD

    Canada 3-D is a 60 second video, 3-D whirlwind tour of what it means to be Canadian, through the lens of director and animator, George Geertsen....

    Canada 3-D
  • 2000
    Understanding the Law: The Worm

    Understanding the Law: The Worm

    Understanding the Law: The Worm

    72000HD

    In this animated short, Mrs. Popcorn is shocked to discover a worm in her canned drink. When the beverage company refuses to accept the blame, she's...

    Understanding the Law: The Worm
  • 2003
    Aquasnazz

    Aquasnazz

    Aquasnazz

    02003HD

    A marvellous example of extreme animation. Jacob Bauming shows us a whirling dervish of sensory overload, with a tenuous connection to snazzy...

    Aquasnazz
  • 2004
    Glou Glou

    Glou Glou

    Glou Glou

    02004HD

    Marielle Guyot uses her computer skills with great artistic sensibility to bring the sea to life, death, and hopefully, life again. This film was...

    Glou Glou
  • 2000
    From Far Away

    From Far Away

    From Far Away

    82000HD

    This short animation tells the story of Saoussan, a young girl struggling to adjust to life in Canada after being uprooted from her wartorn homeland....

    From Far Away
  • 2007
    Sainte Barbe

    Sainte Barbe

    Sainte Barbe

    4.32007HD

    Little bald Léon loves his grandfather. He loves the old man's bushy black beard, which seems endowed with magic powers.

    Sainte Barbe
  • 2013
    The End of Pinky

    The End of Pinky

    The End of Pinky

    7.42013HD

    Claire Blanchet directs this visually stunning stereoscopic animation, adapted from Heather O’Neills eponymous slice of Montreal noir.

    The End of Pinky
  • 2018
    Bone Mother

    Bone Mother

    Bone Mother

    5.52018HD

    A vain and arrogant youth dares to enter Baba Yaga’s living house of bones. What emerges will forever fill our nights with terror.

    Bone Mother
  • 2005
    Invasion of the Space Lobsters

    Invasion of the Space Lobsters

    Invasion of the Space Lobsters

    52005HD

    When an advanced race of giant lobsters from outer space land on Earth, no one can figure out why they've come. A complete failure to communicate on...

    Invasion of the Space Lobsters
  • 2018
    Deyzangeroo

    Deyzangeroo

    Deyzangeroo

    62018HD

    Many cultures have viewed the lunar eclipse as a powerful reminder of the Day of Judgment. People chant prayers, sing songs and recite poetry, all in...

    Deyzangeroo
  • 2017
    All We Need Is War

    All We Need Is War

    All We Need Is War

    02017HD

    ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. An ode to what can happen when Man play god.

    All We Need Is War