From his shabby apartment in Montreal’s Centre-Sud borough, a writer finds inspiration in observing his neighbour Piton, who navigates poverty with some incredible ingenuity. Through this wildly funny pseudo-scientific allegory, graphic novelist turned filmmaker Richard Suicide draws us into the surreal, chaotic world of his book Chroniques du Centre-Sud, delivering a powerful portrait of a neighbourhood in the midst of a full-blown transformation. Produced by the NFB, this film is part of the Comic Strip Chronicles collection.
What could the illness afflicting Henri Castagnette be? Filled with anxiety, the young man puts his fate in the hands of the off-puttingly exuberant Dr. Von Strudel. In The Turtle Syndrome, Samuel Cantin, author of the popular “motormouth” graphic novels Phobie des moments seuls and Whitehorse, recounts the story of an endearing anti-hero’s frenzied and hilarious medical appointment. Produced by the NFB, The Turtle Syndrome is part of the Comic Strip Chronicles collection.
A mysterious group called Humarize strongly believes in the Quirk Singularity Doomsday theory which states that when quirks get mixed further in with future generations, that power will bring forth the end of humanity. In order to save everyone, the Pro-Heroes around the world ask UA Academy heroes-in-training to assist them and form a world-class selected hero team. It’s up to the heroes to save the world and the future of heroes in what is the most dangerous crisis to take place yet in My Hero Academia.
A young girl visits her grandparents' quaint and quiet home off the beaten track. Deaf, curious, and exceptionally daring, she sets out to uncover a mystery that her elders do not want to talk about. As she ventures into the forest, she finds herself in a strange environment where she encounters a "friend" who saves them from a potential tragedy.
After seeing a suggestive fossil of two dinosaurs "getting it on," an anxious father tells his curious son a series of little white lies to avoid having "The Talk."
Who’s a good dog! A canine cosmonaut’s courageous efforts have kaleidoscopically colourful consequences on a planetary scale. A visually delicious eruption of eye-candy carries this sci-fi epic-in-miniature, all to mesmerizing music by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.
Revisit the legendary 1990 tire fire of St-Amable, QC as a small-time UFOlogy reporter seeks out a woman rumoured to have been abducted by aliens, and discovers a brilliant blind sculptor. An animated walk on the weird side with a distinctive local flavour
An upcoming animated Sesame Street special premiering on HBO Max on August 5, 2021. The special serves as an introduction to Tango, Elmo's new pet puppy.
The father wants to start a business, but his crab business always loses money; the daughter envy the classmates who can drink soda, but also understands why the family is struggling. The daughter hoped that her father would go back to work so that she could buy soda for herself, but seeing her father insisting in embarrassment, she gave up this wish.
In 1948 the James Agee wrote a scenario for his lifelong hero, Charlie Chaplin. Deeply disturbed by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Agee imagined New York destroyed. In the ruins, Chaplin's Little Tramp builds a shack in Central Park. Gradually a small community of the dispossessed grows up around him. For Agee, his story was a thought experiment about how one might start again in the aftermath of disaster, to go beyond capitalism and just how hard that is in the face of our modern technological world. The film focuses on his imaginative journey and what it might mean for us today.
Passepartout is a young and scholarly marmoset who always dreams of becoming an explorer. One day, he crosses paths with Phileas, a reckless and greedy frog, eager to take on a bet to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days and earn 10 million clams in the process. Seizing the opportunity of a lifetime to explore the world, Passepartout embarks with his new friend on a crazy and exhilarating adventure full of twists and surprises.
In an ordinary family, in an average apartment, a guest appears. And everything in the family and in the apartment is changing. With her active character and with a personal example and more Morsi changes the views, habits and even the mentality of everyone. Morsi receives a unique living gift. For this charming “gift”, the company grows a real home “winter” garden.
An old man must find a way to make his loved one’s time in the hospital less dreary. Unable to hold hands, during the pandemic only memories, music and a cat bring them together. Tomorrow My Love is a ballad about touching the heart without being able to touch.