Derek Lamb Movies

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...

The inhabitants of a village learn to overcome their fears of the unknown.

This vignette illustrates the variety of professions, people and technical procedures required by the filmmaking process.

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

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

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

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

A lonely woodcarver longs for a son, so he builds a wooden puppet and names it Spinnolio

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...

An examination of the Viking explorers who were the first Europeans to discover Canada.

Hopeful job candidate Buck Boom is dynamic, forceful, confident and creative. But can he convince Mr. Mudgin, the personnel manager, to hire him? You...

An animated fable for children showing that things can be malignant or benign depending on how they are used--with good or evil intent.

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

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...

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

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...