Rest your feet for a bit and enjoy some NFB animated shorts selected from previous editions of the Animation Festival of Halifax!
Saturday, October 14, 6:00 PM - Midnight
Free admission!
How to Be at Home
Andrea Dorfman | Canada | 2022 | 5m
Lean into loneliness — and know you’re not alone in it. Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman reunites with poet Tanya Davis to craft tender and profound animation on the theme of isolation, providing a wise and soaringly lyrical sequel to their viral hit How to Be Alone.
The Flying Sailor
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby | Canada | 2022 | 8m
The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the deck of a British cargo steamer, flew over 2 km before landing completely unharmed, but naked except for his boots.
A Change of Scenery
Anita Lebeau | Canada | 2019 | 4m
Meet Annie, a woman who, despite being caught up in the circus of everyday life, finds her balance. Using live-action footage and traditional animation, filmmaker Anita Lebeau takes us on a whirlwind tour through Annie’s busy world and shows us the power that lies in the small choices we make every day.
Baek-il
Grace An | Canada | 2022 | 1m
The Korean legend of Ungnyeo, a bear reborn as a woman, becomes a percussive and mesmerizing riff on the themes of transformation and quarantine. Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
The Tesla World Light
Matthew Rankin | Canada | 2017 | 8m
New York, 1905. Visionary inventor Nikola Tesla makes one last appeal to J.P. Morgan, his onetime benefactor. Inspired by real events, this electrifying short is a spectacular burst of image and sound that draws as much from the tradition of avant-garde cinema as it does from animated documentary.
Zeb's Spider
Sophie Jarvis, Alicia Eisen | Canada | 2022 | 10m
An eight-legged force of fate spins a complex web of darkness and humour in Alicia Eisen and Sophie Jarvis’s animated short.
Embraced
Justine Vuylsteker | Canada | 2018 | 5m
Standing before an open window, a woman gazes at black clouds darkening the horizon. She loves two men — the one who shares her present, and the one who marked her past. Frozen, she struggles against surging memories evoked by objects, the sky — everything. In the clouds, a passionately intertwined couple appears.
Winds of Spring
Keyu Chen | Canada | 2017 | 6m
Unfolding with the rhythm of the seasons, Winds of Spring tells the tender story of a young girl who, driven by the irrepressible need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest. Keyu Chen employs her signature style of fluid transitions and fine, spare lines inspired by Chinese ink painting in her delicately crafted first film.
Animal Behaviour
Alison Snowden, David Fine | Canada | 2018 | 14m
Dealing with what comes naturally isn’t easy, especially for animals.
In Animal Behaviour, the latest animated short from the Oscar®-winning team of Alison Snowden and David Fine (Bob’s Birthday), five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
