Derek Lamb Movies

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

This film describes the journey of nomadic Asian people to North America via a land bridge.

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

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

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

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...

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

This animated film illustrates the terrible journey, the back-breaking work, the exotic and gaudy city of Dawson, and the turmoil and triumphs of the...

An animated fable for children showing that things can be malignant or benign depending on how they are used--with good or evil intent.

A visual interpretation of the poem "Riverdale Lion" by Canadian poet and essayist John Robert Colombo.

A freewheeling cinematic experience, this film is the work of two filmmakers who relate their perceptions of each other through their respective...

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...

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

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...

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

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...