Influenced by surrealism and his passion for music and dance, controversial abstract filmmaker Norman McLaren is heralded as a ground-breaking visionary. From his early cinematic experiments in Scotland in 1933 to his final film for the National Film Board of Canada in 1983, McLaren's work is remarkable for its inventiveness, research and humanism.
Films included:
1. Opening Speech (1960) 7 min
2. Lines: Vertical (1960) 6 min
3. Lines: Horizontal (1962) 6 min
4. New York Lightboard (1961) 9 min
5. New York Lightboard Record (1961) 8 min
6. Canon (1964) 9 min
7. Mosaic (1965) 5 min
8. Spheres (1969) 7 min
9. Synchromy (1971) 7 min
10. Pas de Deux (1968) 13 min
11. Ballet Adagio (1972) 10 min
12. Nacissus (1983) 22 min
13. Scherzo (1939) 1 min
14. Stars and Stripes (1939) 2 min
15. Dots (1940) 2 min
16. Loops (1940) 3 min
17. Boogie-Doodle (1948) 3 min
18. Hell Unlimited (1936) 15 min
19. NBC Greeting (1940) 1 min
20. Pen Point Percussion (1951) 6 min
21. Christmas Cracker (1962) 9 min
22. Animated Motion Part 1 (1976) 9 min
23. Animated Motion Part 2 (1977) 8 min
24. Animated Motion Part 3 (1977) 10 min
25. Animated Motion Part 4 (1977) 7 min
26. Animated Motion Part 5 (1978) 7 min
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