David Verrall Trailers
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Total trailers found: 104
Interview Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
A freewheeling cinematic experience, this film is the work of two filmmakers who relate their perceptions of each other through their respective animation techniques.
The Sparky Book Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
In Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis' live action/animation hybrid short film, a talking goldfish tells us the poignant story of his best friend, Sparky the dog, and Sparky's owner, a young girl suffering from a serious illness.
Strings Trailer (1991)
01 October 1991
This film explores the distant relationship between an elderly amateur musician, the woman who lives in the apartment above him, and the leaky bathtub that is bothering them both.
A Prairie Story Trailer (2006)
29 July 2006
A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her hometown of Calgary in this critique of the bacteria-like spread of suburbia and exurbia.
Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
An animated film about the hardships of voyageurs' lives in the early Canadian fur trade.
Canada Vignettes: Newfoundland Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
An examination of the Viking explorers who were the first Europeans to discover Canada.
Land of the Heads Trailer (2009)
01 March 2009
Emile is an unhappy little vampire, doing a job he detests, in a world plunged into perpetual gloom. He serves a despotic mistress who loathes wrinkles, in the most extreme way.
The Spine Trailer (2009)
08 June 2009
A poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction after 26 years of marriage, the Spine continues Landreth's pursuit of a twisted, beautiful and highly original visual aesthetic, using digital imagery to create characters whose physical appearances are metaphors for their unique souls.
Giordano Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
An animated film promoting the value of freedom of expression as stipulated in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Canada Vignettes: The Egg Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
An egg desperately tries to prevent being hatched. In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, learn how societies in evolution are often in danger of self-destruction.
Stationery Trailer (2004)
25 July 2004
A woman must find paperclips for a report to be presented in the morning.
False Saints Trailer (2003)
16 January 2003
This experimental animation film examines society's deification of architecture and urbanization in the modern world and the impact on our relationship to nature.
John and Michael Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
A gentle tale of love told in halting words. A film about healing after profound loss. John and Michael pays homage to two men with Down's syndrome who shared an intimate and profoundly loving relationship that deeply affected the filmmaker.
Bob's Birthday Trailer (1994)
01 October 1994
Margaret Fish is planning a surprise party for her dentist husband, Bob. Meanwhile, at the office, Bob is having a mid-life crisis while insects munch on what's left of his plants.
La fièvre du castor Trailer (1980)
01 October 1980
This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's search for a national identity.
Lights for Gita Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
This animated short, based on the book by Rachna Gilmore, is the story of Gita, an 8-year-old girl who can't wait to celebrate Divali - the Hindu festival of lights - in her new home in Canada.
Submerge: Kami No Yu Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
A “water poem,” set in a Japanese ofuro hot bath. It explores water as a medium and repository for collective stories and was created in a hybrid new media form using animation, video and split screens.
Madame Tutli-Putli Trailer (2007)
19 May 2007
Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past.
Wild Life Trailer (2011)
10 February 2011
This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909.
Canada Vignettes: Riverdale Lion Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
A visual interpretation of the poem "Riverdale Lion" by Canadian poet and essayist John Robert Colombo.
Snow Cat Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton.
I Want a Dog Trailer (2003)
25 October 2003
A young child tries to convince her parents to get a dog.
Immersion Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
Megann Reid evokes the solitude and warmth of a bath. Drawn with water colour pencil crayons on frosted acetate, the animation was done under a digital camera.
Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz Trailer (1979)
01 June 1979
A short illustrating Wade Hemsworth's folk song about a woman's admiration for the agility of her boyfriend, the log driver.
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
When an elder in the community offers him a small piece of pipestone, Maq carves a little person out of it.
An Aqueous Solution Trailer (2003)
16 October 2003
This short animation is bleak and apparently grim, but it is an assertive statement on self-determination and the fundamental need for both dark and light.
Canada Vignettes: Sodbusters Trailer (1978)
22 September 1978
A Canadian prairie farm family has a tough beginning on their new farm.
Understanding the Law: The Worm Trailer (2000)
20 September 2000
In this animated short, Mrs. Popcorn is shocked to discover a worm in her canned drink. When the beverage company refuses to accept the blame, she's outraged! An intrepid consumer, Mrs.
Flutter Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
In this short animation, a young boy takes a flying leap away from normal, waves goodbye to his classmates, and disappears into the cityscape and beyond.
Roses Sing on New Snow Trailer (2003)
06 December 2003
Maylin cooks mouth-watering meals at her father's restaurant in Chinatown, but her father and brothers take all the credit.
Invasion of the Space Lobsters Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
When an advanced race of giant lobsters from outer space land on Earth, no one can figure out why they've come.
The Lump Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
An ugly man rises to power with the benefit of a handsome looking lump on his head.
cNote Trailer (2005)
12 May 2005
In this animated short, filmmaker Chris Hinton and composer Michael Oesterle leap back and forth between picture and sound.
Canada Vignettes: Alouette Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
A story about two symbolic characters who sway to the song Alouette.
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
This amusing short animation tells of a polite and timid young minister with a major shortcoming: he just cannot bring himself to say goodbye, and this causes him great grief and considerable consternation.
Canada Vignettes: Ice Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
Ice cutting on the St. Lawrence River in the 1860s is illustrated in song and animated graphics.
Canada Vignettes: News Canada Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Historical events are related through the medium of simulated news broadcasting in 1878.
Glou Glou Trailer (2004)
15 June 2004
Marielle Guyot uses her computer skills with great artistic sensibility to bring the sea to life, death, and hopefully, life again.
Canada Vignettes: Land Bridge Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
This film describes the journey of nomadic Asian people to North America via a land bridge.
Canada Vignettes: Delta Plane Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
This film is about the emotions that can lead one to take that jump into space necessary for hang gliding with a Delta Plane.
M.C. Escher: Sky and Water 1 Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
The art of M.C. Escher (Dutch printmaker) never fails to facinate and astound. M.C. Escher: Sky and Water 1/M.
Don't Blink Trailer (2003)
15 January 2003
This is a combination of stop-motion puppet and drawn animation. We observe a forlorn woman on a Halifax dock, whose loneliness is lifted by the passing of a fishing trawler.
Canada Vignettes: Trees Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
Life in Canada is reflected by people's comments on trees as a tree is shown undergoing seasonal changes.
Eaude Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
Thea Pratt explores the exhilarating moment of a poetic dive. The movement of the puppet diver is influenced by Norman McLaren, Leni Riefenstahl and Busby Berkeley.
Canada Vignettes: Countdown Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
This vignette illustrates the variety of professions, people and technical procedures required by the filmmaking process.
Bones & Boats Trailer (2004)
14 January 2004
A tale of Victorian-era folly ends in tragedy. Kevin Langdale's graphic style brims with the majesty of human ambition and the indomitable and sometimes destructive power of the natural world.
Ottawa 82 Logo Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
A series of six opening logos and one closing logo produced as part of the NFB's contribution to the Ottawa '82 International Animation Film Festival.
Feather Trailer (2006)
01 June 2006
A little creature watches the transformation of a feather and follows a whale to where icebergs melt, leaving birds with nowhere to land.
Canada Vignettes: Klondike Gold Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
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 1898 Klondike gold rush.
System Error Trailer (2003)
15 January 2003
A pithy critique of society's commercialization of water, abetted by an utter disregard for the future.
Welcome to Kentucky Trailer (2004)
02 April 2004
Get lost in this slightly surreal animated short composed of exquisite black-and-white illustrations.
Home Security Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
In attempting to secure his domicile against perceived external threats, our hero manages to create a more dangerous internal environment.
Vimy-Ridge Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada.
Swims Trailer (2006)
31 January 2006
A figure floats in landscapes and spaces without a ground plane. There is only water. The reflected skies are endless and mirrored interiors are doubled in height.
To Be Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into an as yet unresolved problem - the nature of human identity.
Ice Ages Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
Seeking shelter from a thunderstorm, a man sits in a pub watching the ice in his glass melt away. Howie Shia marries his graphic illustration style with subtle animation and a haunting soundtrack to conjure up anxiety and foreboding.
Frank the Wrabbit Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
In this animated short, Frank proves he’s no ordinary rabbit. He's a highly intelligent "wrabbit" with a philosophical world view that affords him great comfort.
Alchemists Trailer (1991)
07 May 1991
This short animation is a visual fantasy, a gripping tale that is "larger-than-life" in its themes: life, death and rebirth; creation and destruction; permanence and impermanence, spontaneity and control.
When the Day Breaks Trailer (1999)
21 February 1999
A rooster has his last biscuit for breakfast and goes grocery shopping. A pig prepares her breakfast (potato peelings, with the potatoes thrown in the trash) and discovers she needs more milk.
Muybridge's Strings Trailer (2011)
17 September 2011
Koji Yamamura's allegory the immutability of time, love and devotion, and the unbreakable nature of the parent-child bond, into interlacing story.
