8 min · English · Animation
A National Film Board of Canada animation by Jo Meuris, based on Manjusha Pawagi's picture book. Meena hates books until their characters tumble out into her life. Made for ages 5 to 8, charming at any age.
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10 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy · Fantasy
A sleeping princess draws a very unlikely rescue party. Choose Sleeping Betty for a dialogue-free, ink-drawn fairy-tale parody that mixes royal history with playful absurdity.
7 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama
A child finds care where others would not offer it. Watch for an animated short about belonging and every child's right to an identity.
10 min · English · Animation · Comedy
A carefree train ride becomes a darkly comic scramble. Watch for an animated short about class, self-interest and a journey going wrong.
10 min · English · Animation · Drama
A stranger's death changes the way Ruby sees her city. Watch this animated short for a reflection on fragile lives and unexpected connections.
9 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy
A single flower turns neighbours into enemies. Watch Norman McLaren's wordless parable for an inventive, unsettling look at how conflict grows.
14 min · English · Animation · Documentary
Take a short break with “Ryan” to see the world from another angle.
8 min · English · Animation · Comedy
Cordell Barker's Oscar-nominated 1988 NFB animation: old Mr Johnson tries everything to get rid of a little yellow cat, and the cat keeps coming back. Eight minutes of escalating chaos.
18 min · No dialogue · Animation · Thriller · Fantasy
A night train becomes a world of its own. Choose Madame Tutli-Putli for stop-motion animation that turns an ordinary journey into an eerie encounter with memory and fear.
14 min · English · Animation · Drama
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby's Oscar-nominated NFB animation: in 1909 a dapper Englishman tries ranching in Alberta, armed with badminton, birdwatching and liquor. Painterly, funny and sad.
11 min · English · Documentary
Watch a shelter take shape from snow before the Arctic night arrives. This NFB documentary offers a close look at the skill behind an igloo's construction.
28 min · English · Documentary · Science fiction
Roman Kroitor and Colin Low's Oscar-nominated 1960 NFB documentary, a voyage through the universe that Stanley Kubrick drew on for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
6 min · English · Animation · Comedy
Christopher Hinton's Oscar-nominated 1991 NFB animation, set to Wade Hemsworth's folk song about the blackflies that tormented him on a summer survey in Northern Ontario. Five itchy, joyful minutes.