Norman McLaren Movies

Mixes with still images, 1940s. A large collection of McLaren's surrealist illustrations. Silent film.

A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

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

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

The Korean alphabet, illustrated with animation, spoken, and accompanied by music.

Norman McLaren's first film with a drawn soundtrack.

So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.

An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against...

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees is a 1970 documentary exploring the career of Norman McLaren, a Scots-Canadian animator known for his pioneering work in...

Early abstract 3D film by animation master Norman McLaren and collaborator Evelyn Lambart.

Alexandre Alexeïeff illustrated the song "Et moi je m'enfouiyais" (En passant) using the pinscreen technique. Norman McLaren illustrated "C'est...

Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells,"...

The first thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were...

An hand drawn animation merged of Colors.

This animated short by Norman McLaren is a publicity message for a war bond campaign. Symbols, a stick man and lettering are drawn directly on 35mm...

In this pre-Christmas reminder to mail early, filmmaker Norman McLaren used an electric vibra-drill to engrave the images on black film, and included...

An experimental short film of images and music made by Norman McLaren.

An unfinished animated short from the late 1950s.

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a...