National Film Board of Canada

◊  Drawing Inspiration  ⇔

‘A wino, resigned and stuck in his ways, finds mysterious sketches on the park bench that he visits every day. As these pictures stir his thoughts, he begins to notice the world around him and to reflect upon his own place within it. He meets a young boy whose innocent encouragement helps to release him from his self destructive social withdrawal and unlocks a part of his character that had been long forgotten.’

• Directed by Tim McCourt & Wesley Louis

Story by Steve Stamp  ↓  Written By Tim McCourt & Steve Stamp Animators

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◊  Sketchi  ↓  [by Lily Sun]

A girl struggles to revive her beloved dead dog  .  .  .

⇐ The Hat

◊  Accordion  ↓ [by Michèle Cournoyer — 2004]

This animated short explores the connections between sex, love and technology. A woman connects to the Internet. She not only embraces technology but surrenders to it entirely as she sends her entire body and soul to her electronic lover. In this world of Pandora’s boxes, sexual desire and dehumanizing machine intertwine till they’re finally and brutally disconnected.

◊  Street Musique  ↓

◊  Walking  ↓

◊→  Hot Stuff  ⇐ [ by Zlatko Grgic_1971]

◊→  The Big Snit  ⇐  [1985]

This wacky animation film, presented with warmth and unexpectedly off-the-wall humor,  is a look at two simultaneous conflicts: the macrocosm of global nuclear war and the microcosm of a domestic quarrel, and how each conflict is resolved.

Plot:   It is the story of a married couple who get into an argument while playing Scrabble. Their cat has just chewed through the power cable for their television, so they don’t notice that a nuclear war has begun.

The husband complains about his wife’s habit of shaking her eyes, while she points out he has the bad habit of sawing the furniture from watching the TV show «Sawing for Teens» (the show is interrupted so that the warning can be given). They barely notice that there is panic in the streets.

In the end, they reconcile after the husband plays their love song on a concertina, a smaller version of the accordion. Afterwards, just as they start to open the door, they are vaporized by a nuclear bomb and instantly arrive in heaven. Still unaware of what has happened, they comment on what a beautiful day it is and return to finish their Scrabble game.