The Birth of Sybling and other forms of dissociation
Liz Mac Dougall
20 min. 1996
Marilyn Cherenko
5:30 min. 2000
Another day... another dragon... another dance... About Face fathoms the emotional undercurrent of the daily work routine. Traditional hand drawn animation, scratch on film, line drawings and water colour renderings scanned into the computer deliver a dynamic and provocative message about procrastination.
Subject(s): Psychology, Women
Ann Marie Fleming
4:30 min. 1998
In this stick-figure animation short, Ann Marie Fleming takes on Ovid in her own comic retelling of a Greek myth. The question: who has better sex, men or women? Tiresias, a wise old man, turns into a young woman to find out the answer for himself.
Subject(s): Humour, Sexuality, Women
Aparna Kapur
6 min.
2008
Available on DVD and VHS
A lovingly hand-drawn animation of a young girl’s life and her magical connection to her grandmother.
Subjet(s): Family, Relationships, Women
Amanda Forbis
3:30 min. 1988
The immortal nature of Johann Sebastian Bach's music makes it difficult to imagine him ever giving his attention to anything other than his splendid music. The wonderful cut-out animation in Bach's Pig gives us a glimpse into one of the more earthly moments in the great composer's life.
Subject(s): Animals, Children's films
JoDee Samuelson
8:30 min. 1992
It's another drab day at the rooming house. Outside, wind and snow. Inside, nothing on Flo's calendar. What can take away those April blues? Ah, yes ... a bath! Full of rich colourful tones and imagery, this animated film takes a look at the unique rejuvenating effects of a good soak in the tub.
Awards: Atlantic Film Festival; Festival International Films de Femmes de Créteil
Subject(s): Slice of life
Jill Haras
Siren Film Productions
15 min. 1991
In this delightful cut-out animation, the family butler recounts the fascination of a Victorian woman with the newest form of transportation - the bicycle. Despite a society that frowns upon a woman doing such a thing, Maddy Endicott is determined to enjoy the marvellous invention and the freedom it brings.
Subject(s): Gender equality, Transportation, Women
Liz Mac Dougall
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Dissociation is one of the coping mechanisms used by a child when experiencing sexual abuse or trauma. While this behavior allows the child a mental escape when abuse is happening, it can become another form of silencing. If dissociating experiences from memory to escape trauma becomes a pattern that continues into adulthood, it can prevent one from dealing with the past.
The Birth of Sybling and other forms of dissociation is a collaborative effort between a group of women Survivors and media artist Liz Mac Dougall. Together, the women create the story of Sybling, an archetypal child who is abused by her father and silenced by the state, to illustrate how the code of silence dominates the lives of the abused. What follows is a moving dialogue between the artist and the Survivors about Sybling's plight. Their comments reveal both the comforts and the traps of dissociation.
Subject(s): Film studies, Healing, Mental health, Sexual abuse, Storytelling, Violence against women, Women
M. Marilyn Cherenko
1:30 min. 1981
An evolution of the Pied Piper theme. The child who was left behind in the original story because of a disability is now able to keep up due to effort and bravery on his part and enlightened concern on the part of the others. Produced for the United Nations International Year of the Disabled.
Subject(s): Children's films, Inclusive education
Sylvie Fefer
3 min. 1982
An amusing and clever exploration of an artist's struggle to find his own style and vision, despite disapproval of that vision from people in power.
Awards: First Prize, B.C. Student Film Festival; Gold Plaque (Student Films), International Film Festival; Red Ribbon, American Film Festival; Best Animation, Universiade International Student Film Festival; Best Student Film, ASIFA Animated Awards; Canadian Short Film Showcase
Subject(s): Artists, Children's films, Humour
George Ashcroft
4 min. 1989
This beautifully animated film sensitively portrays an experience of alcoholism in the family from a child's perspective. A stimulating and serious film for discussions on alcoholism and the children affected by substance abuse.
Award: Honourable Mention, Northwest Film & Video Festival
Subject(s): Children, About, Family violence
Lindsey Pollard
9:30 min. 1995
"This is no joke. Copy this letter and give it to six of your friends - No Boys!" A delightful children's film that offers a humorous account of popular chain letters.
Award: Honourable Mention, Columbus International Film Festival
Subject(s): Children's films
Directed and Produced by Amanda Wallace and Antonio Cerdán
5:30 min. 2006
Available on DVD and VHS
Without dialogue, this chalk pastel animation brings to life a traditional Mexican holy week celebration. As the townsfolk gather amidst festive lights and music, an old artisan readies the main attraction. Soon his fireworks explode in the night sky and enchant everyone below. No one could be happier than the artisan himself until his final creation, a great papier-mâché devil, refuses to be lit. Not to be outsmarted, the old man accepts the challenge. This fanciful animation emphasizes the imagination and ingenuity behind an age-old festivity.
Subject(s): Fantasy, Holidays, Latin America
Al Sens
1:50 min. 2000
Also available on DVD
Love at first sight between two computer whiz kids exchanging sound bytes of endearment.... This tongue-in-cheek program pokes fun at the new generation of computer nerds engrossed in their own sense of self-importance and will surely provoke a chuckle.
Subject(s): Communications, Humour
Kevin Langdale
6 min. 2001
Crank juxtaposes the seemingly nonsensical with the precision of science, classification and system. Our belief in the order of language does not guarantee communication. Ultimately we are left with a disturbing picture of the futility of the urban environment—city as machine.
Subject(s): Bizarre
Norie Miura
2:40 min. 1992
An experimental animated film, Cubism in Time explores personal identity through the use of fast-moving collages. Miura combines black and white photographs, blocks of colour, black ink silhouette shapes, and strips of film to construct a multifaceted self-portrait. The sound track was created by manipulating sounds through a computer program.
Subject(s): Identity
Mary-Anne Wensley
4 min.
2008
Available on VHS and DVD
The ancient Greeks thought that the uterus was an animal within an animal. It didn't like to stay in its place. This animation chronicles the escape and adventures of a bunch of uteri.
Subject(s):Humour
Sonia Bridge
5 min. 1999
An old man, a village, a potato field in bloom and the sudden appearance of war on your doorstep—it's Poland, 1939. This visual collage blends found footage and live action with drawn and cut-out animation to portray a grandfather's recollection of one fateful day.
Award: Director's Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival (New Jersey)
Subject(s): History, Peace/War, Storytelling
M. Marilyn Cherenko
2 min. b/w 1981
Poem and song by Marilyn Cherenko are visualized as the sifting and indexing quality of dreams. The particular experience of being motivated by a dream becomes the turning point of the dreamer's life.
Subject(s): Fantasy
Shelley McIntosh
4:30 min. 1996
How is proof constructed and just what exactly is it anyway? With quirky characters who exhort, muse and deliberate, animator Shelley McIntosh takes a whimsical look at the search for proof. Intuition and rationality are explored in this entertaining film which encourages the viewer to reflect on the notion of proof.
Ann Marie Fleming
2 min. 1989
A delightful puppet animation exploring rhythms and percussion.
Subject(s): Children's films, Music
Donna Leigh Hunt
4 min. 1990
An elderly man, lonely and ill, anticipates joining his deceased wife, but is thwarted by the use of "extraordinary measures." Using a combination of computer and cel animation, this film explores the critical issues around the use of technology to prolong life.
Subject(s): Aging, Health care
Ceile Prowse
5:00 min. 2007
Available on DVD and VHS
In this computer animation, a woman who breaks her leg while pregnant suddendly discovers that she has superpowers.
Jose Pablo Gonzalez
4:30 min.
2007
Available on DVD and VHS
Senator Salvador Barrera believes he is a man of the people, a politician favored by everyone. But one day, his apparent compassionate public persona has to confront his false promises through a series of flashbacks into the populace’s miserable lives.
Subject(s): Ethics, Human rights, Latin America, Politics
Gilbert Taggart
10:30 min. 2006
Also available on DVD
(Also available in French as Les
quatre saisons)
This simple, delightful animation for small children is an excellent discussion starter on how the seasons affect our lives. At the first signs of spring, a little creature begins to investigate the other signs of life popping up around him. Summer approaches, and he discovers sunburn and celebration. With fall comes colour change, falling leaves and storms. Then a winter wind blows cold and snow across the land. As the wheel of the seasons turns, the creature and his companion undergo changes, too.
Music and animation blend together in this unique film, thanks to an original score by B.C. composer Karel Roessingh.
Subject(s): Children's films, Life cycles, Nature
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A vivid summer landscape plays host to golden brown grasses waving in lyrical rhythm, a lush forest and a stream of flowing water. An automobile muffler flounders in the stream, gasping for breath while a stainless steel kitchen pot flies playfully through the air, at ease amidst the trees and grasses. A longing for harmony within oneself and within one's environment is conveyed. By combining photography, 2D paint animation, image processing and live video withthe visual elements of 3D graphics, Leslie Bishko has created a stunning work of computer animation.
Award: Best Animated Film, Humbolt International Film Festival
Ann Marie Fleming
1 min. 20 sec. 1997
A frustrated artist, unable to put her ideas on paper, turns to an over-the-top daydream in which her filmmaking garners her fame, fortune, kudos, exotic vacations, social standing, ardent suitors and parental approval.
Subject(s): Artists, Filmmaking, Humour, Slice of life
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