Caroline Leaf Movies

  • 1989
    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    The Magical Eye

    01989HD

    Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present, and incisive commentary from film...

    The Magical Eye
  • 1991
    Two Sisters

    Two Sisters

    Two Sisters

    5.61991HD

    Viola writes novels in a darkened room. Marie, her sister and only companion, takes care of her every need. Together, they are an island unto...

    Two Sisters
  • 1978
    The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa

    The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa

    The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa

    5.81978HD

    An animation made of beach sand on a piece of glass - directed by Caroline Leaf. Based on Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

    The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa
  • 1977
    The Street

    The Street

    The Street

    5.61977HD

    This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he...

    The Street
  • 1986
    The Fox and the Tiger: A Chinese Parable

    The Fox and the Tiger: A Chinese Parable

    The Fox and the Tiger: A Chinese Parable

    01986HD

    In this parable, a hungry fox hunts for his dinner one night in the jungle. Nearby is a tiger who is also pondering his next meal. The tiger catches...

    The Fox and the Tiger: A Chinese Parable
  • 1974
    The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend

    The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend

    The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend

    61974HD

    An owl marries a goose. They have off-spring, but somehow their habits of life are not compatible.

    The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend
  • 2004
    Suite for Freedom

    Suite for Freedom

    Suite for Freedom

    02004HD

    A trio of short films commissioned to be shown to visitors entering the National Freedom Center in Cincinnati Ohio. Freedom and Unfreedom by...

    Suite for Freedom
  • 1981
    Kate and Anna McGarrigle

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle

    61981HD

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

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle
  • 1979
    Interview

    Interview

    Interview

    51979HD

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

    Interview
  • 1969
    Sand or Peter and the Wolf

    Sand or Peter and the Wolf

    Sand or Peter and the Wolf

    01969HD

    Sand or Peter and the Wolf is a loose interpretation of the fable Peter and the Wolf, in which a boy's fear of the dark, the woods, and the wolf, is...

    Sand or Peter and the Wolf
  • 2010
    I Met a Man

    I Met a Man

    I Met a Man

    62010HD

    I Met a Man is a piece of whimsy inspired by the ever present whistling wind on the Irish coast of County Cork where the filmmaker was living when...

    I Met a Man
  • 2010
    Caroline Leaf Out on a Limb, Handcrafted Cinema

    Caroline Leaf Out on a Limb, Handcrafted Cinema

    Caroline Leaf Out on a Limb, Handcrafted Cinema

    102010HD

    Caroline Leaf’s films are renowned for their emotional content and graphic style, which evolves from the innovative hand-crafted animation...

    Caroline Leaf Out on a Limb, Handcrafted Cinema
  • 1983
    Pies

    Pies

    Pies

    01983HD

    This animated film about blind prejudice is based on a short story by Canadian author Wilma Riley. Mrs. Cherwak is Polish and owns a cow. Mrs. Meuser...

    Pies
  • 1997
    Handcrafted Cinema

    Handcrafted Cinema

    Handcrafted Cinema

    01997HD

    In 1994, Caroline Leaf accepted the Sir Allen Sewell Fellowship to give a series of studio workshops and lectures to animation students at the...

    Handcrafted Cinema