Derek Lamb Movies

  • 1960
    Appetizers

    Appetizers

    Appetizers

    01960HD

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

    Appetizers
  • 1962
    Pot-pourri

    Pot-pourri

    Pot-pourri

    01962HD

    A selection of publicity clips mounted together in one film to show the techniques of NFB animators. As in Hors-d'oeuvre, these "quickie" films were...

    Pot-pourri
  • 1978
    Afterlife

    Afterlife

    Afterlife

    61978HD

    This animated short film attempts to answer the eternal questions, What is dying? and How does it feel? Based on recent studies, case histories and...

    Afterlife
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: News Canada

    Canada Vignettes: News Canada

    Canada Vignettes: News Canada

    61978HD

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

    Canada Vignettes: News Canada
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Land Bridge

    Canada Vignettes: Land Bridge

    Canada Vignettes: Land Bridge

    51978HD

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

    Canada Vignettes: Land Bridge
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Alouette

    Canada Vignettes: Alouette

    Canada Vignettes: Alouette

    31979HD

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

    Canada Vignettes: Alouette
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion

    Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion

    Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion

    7.51979HD

    A visual interpretation of the poem "Riverdale Lion" by Canadian poet and essayist John Robert Colombo.

    Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Dance

    Canada Vignettes: Dance

    Canada Vignettes: Dance

    51979HD

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

    Canada Vignettes: Dance
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Instant French

    Canada Vignettes: Instant French

    Canada Vignettes: Instant French

    61979HD

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

    Canada Vignettes: Instant French
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Port Royal

    Canada Vignettes: Port Royal

    Canada Vignettes: Port Royal

    41978HD

    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...

    Canada Vignettes: Port Royal
  • 1980
    Canada Vignettes: Klondike Gold

    Canada Vignettes: Klondike Gold

    Canada Vignettes: Klondike Gold

    01980HD

    This animated film illustrates the terrible journey, the back-breaking work, the exotic and gaudy city of Dawson, and the turmoil and triumphs of the...

    Canada Vignettes: Klondike Gold
  • 1965
    The Well

    The Well

    The Well

    01965HD

    An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

    The Well
  • 1996
    Goldtooth

    Goldtooth

    Goldtooth

    01996HD

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

    Goldtooth
  • 1979
    What the Hell's Going On Up There?

    What the Hell's Going On Up There?

    What the Hell's Going On Up There?

    01979HD

    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...

    What the Hell's Going On Up There?
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Delta Plane

    Canada Vignettes: Delta Plane

    Canada Vignettes: Delta Plane

    01979HD

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

    Canada Vignettes: Delta Plane
  • 1977
    No Apple for Johnny

    No Apple for Johnny

    No Apple for Johnny

    01977HD

    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...

    No Apple for Johnny