Derek Lamb Movies

A light hearted look at the various instruments of the orchestra, based on the original cartoons of the late Gerard Hoffnung, satirising musical...

Behind these bars lies an unbridled fury. Caged Terror-a tale of madness, infidelity and revenge. Everyone needs to get away from it all, and the...

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

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...

A collection of one-minute cartoons produced by the National Film Board of Canada animators for government sponsors. Showcasing a playful selection...

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

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

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

The metamorphosis of a map of Canada into human forms who share the natural resources to the rhythm of a dance.

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 promotes, in the best K-Tel tradition, a new device used to speak French.

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

Canuck anti-drugs propaganda film about how glue huffing and pill popping and weed smoking leads to child prostitution. Or something. The backstory...

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

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...

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

This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's search for a national identity. The National Scream explains,...

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