The Lost Whirl

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

June 2019 •Portuguese

From Regina's personal and visual memories, a tribute to her uncle Thomas, who was an artistic inspiration and played a key role in her becoming a filmmaker. A moving tribute to a poet of the everyday.

Flow

December 2019 •

A turbulent day in a life, painted by air.

Pink Doll

July 1997 •Russian

A careless mother is going on a date with another fan and, in order to brighten up her daughter's loneliness, leaves her alone with a pink doll - the same doll that "wanders around the city and why it is vain to destroy little children". The girl considers the doll to be very realistic, therefore she associates it with herself, and herself with her mother. So begin the serious experiences of a girl who understands that this doll bought off her. At night, the girl dreams a terrible dream in which the doll embodies all her fears... "Pink Doll" creates the illusion of a spellbound fall into the abyss of children's dreams, fantasies and nightmares. The sensual effect is achieved by the game of scale and angle, the nervous rhythm of intraframe movement and graphic thickening of reality.

Just a Thought

June 2019 •English

An awkward 12-year old boy named Ollie experiences "bubble trouble" when his true feelings for a girl are embarrassingly revealed in the form of a physical thought bubble.

Exchange Student

June 2019 •English

Life is hard enough for an exchange student at a new school, but as the only earthling at a school for aliens, the central character in this fanciful story is the ultimate outsider and must prove her worth to be accepted by her unusual new classmates.

Happy Ever After

June 1954 •English

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.

The Boogeywoman

February 2019 •English

While roller-skating, Sam, a sensitive teenage girl, hears about her small town's local legend: the Boogeywoman.

Her Second Mother

November 1940 •Yiddish

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents' kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.

The Fascist

November 2014 •Finnish

A traffic warden runs into a surprising argument with a persisting customer.

Kids

February 2019 •English

An animated short exploring group dynamics. How do we define ourselves when we are all equal? Who is steering the crowd? What if it is heading in the wrong direction? Where does the individual end and the group begin? What is done by choice, and what under duress?

Lifeline

October 2018 •English

A nervous job candidate is forced to show much more than a positive attitude to save the life of her competitor.

The Ogre's Garden

February 2019 •English

This short piece is somewhat romantic, despite its title. We do see the ogre however. He inverts himself into the action throughout the film. As usual, the action is partly symbolic, partly surreal.

A Proposal Under Difficulties

December 1912 •English

Short film involving a flirtatious maid.

He Loved the Ladies

September 1914 •English

The Peacemaker

October 1914 •English

Matrimony Blues

May 1926 •English

Short film about the title subject played for laughs.

Made Public

March 2019 •English

On the eve of his wedding day, a groom's cold feet go viral, forcing him and his bride to rely on the court of public opinion to save-or destroy-their marriage.

Love Vacation

September 1967 •Arabic

Magdy is an engineer at the High Dam. He travels to Cairo to take some time off with his family. But his wife Dr.Laila, is too busy with her work, which drives him to spend time with his neighbor Elham, taking advantage of her husband's absence, and things develop rapidly

The Secret of the Ice Flower

December 2013 •Danish

The first time Scam tries to cast a spell, he accidentally shoots his great-grandfathers wand deep into the Valley of the Green Peas, where he meets Cheat who changes Scams whole worldview. The two friends return with a different and even more magic wand than the one great-grandfather has been using his entire life. But when Scam once again tries to cast a spell, something goes wrong and he loses grandfather. Cheats good mood inspires Scam to invent a myth about his great-grandfather. Finally Scam has to fight his inheritance to save Cheat and give the entire Valley of the Green Peas a magic show they'll never forget!

100 Miles

August 2022 •English

Are we there yet? When the kids act up in the back seat, a family road trip gets knocked hilariously off course. Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.