Derek Lamb Movies

Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film...

Two indigent street children in a developing country become the target of an HIV positive pedophile who attempts to lure them in with money.

A hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his...

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...

Hopeful job candidate Buck Boom is dynamic, forceful, confident and creative. But can he convince Mr. Mudgin, the personnel manager, to hire him? You...

In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket"...

A short illustrating Wade Hemsworth's folk song about a woman's admiration for the agility of her boyfriend, the log driver.

An egg desperately tries to prevent being hatched. In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, learn how societies in evolution are often...

A nonsense song, sung by Burl Ives and given unrestrained interpretation by the cartoonist. Of course, by the time the song ends the old lady has...

An animated fable for children showing that things can be malignant or benign depending on how they are used--with good or evil intent.

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

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

Penguins Behind Bars is an Adult Swim special, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Janet Perlman, that aired only once on July 20th...

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...

An examination of the Viking explorers who were the first Europeans to discover Canada.

The inhabitants of a village learn to overcome their fears of the unknown.

Nesbitt Spoon, who's a bit of a nebbish, tells us about his day, which is fairly average up until the moment that his doctor tells him he has only...

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

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