Janet Perlman Trailers
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Total trailers found: 35
01 January 1977
This short film brings together animated interpretations of 4 poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: “From the Hazel Bough” by Earle Birney, “Travellers Palm” by P.
01 January 1984
The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration.
13 June 1990
Two indigent street children in a developing country become the target of an HIV positive pedophile who attempts to lure them in with money.
01 January 1977
A lonely woodcarver longs for a son, so he builds a wooden puppet and names it Spinnolio
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.
05 November 2021
The intertwining fates of two Vietnamese sisters who sustain a wartime relationship through written correspondence.
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.
01 January 1978
Nesbitt Spoon, who's a bit of a nebbish, tells us about his day, which is fairly average up until the moment that his doctor tells him he has only five minutes left to live.
01 January 2010
Everyone loves Egg! Egg is a super-cool barely-moving quality cartoon property dude with no feet and no face.
19 September 2014
Who is Monsieur Pug? Why, a dog with bad cholesterol and high blood pressure! And a dog who loves his pie and ice cream.
22 September 2016
Herb won’t share his chemistry set with Jimmy. Do you think that’s right? I don’t.
26 September 2019
The official signal film for Anima Mundi 2019
31 May 2020
When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest.
19 September 2013
Buckle your seat belts! This cosmic narrative will flash before your eyes at the speed of light, as long as you stay seated and don’t leave.
01 January 1977
This short film brings together animated interpretations of four poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: "Riverdale Lion" by John Robert Colombo, "A Kite Is a Victim" by Leonard Cohen, "Klaxon" by James Reaney and George Johnston’s "The Bulge.
01 January 1979
Some of life's most profound questions are tackled by ten children ranging in age from six to eleven.
02 January 1991
An elderly woman naps and has seven erotic dreams. Each dream sounds the same. "Dreamers" are Craig Bartlett, Alison Snowden and David Fine, Janet Perlman, Sara Petty, Stoyan Dukov, Paul Driessen and Marv Newland.
26 April 2008
Animators were asked to submit ideas based on the theme, "Do the Right Thing". This story is based on the director's experience of losing her chair while working in the National Film Board's animation studio.
08 February 1982
An elephant asks Nesbitt for directions to the zoo, but won't listen to him long enough.
29 November 1984
A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin. The stranger is none other than the devil.
01 January 1981
Cinderella has to stay home while her evil stepsisters go to the ball. You know the rest except everyone here is a penguin (even the mice that become the "horses") and the lost slipper is more like a swimming flipper.
01 February 2010
A short funny self-referential film that is left purposely unfinished. It incorporates experimental animation techniques invisible to the naked eye.
21 September 2016
Four women share funny and intimate tales of one-sided infatuation, mutual attraction, erotic moments, and fumbling attempts at sexual expression.
23 June 1976
This short animation features four guests of curious demeanour who commit unforgivable acts at the dining table.
11 May 2023
A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal. Travelling from station to station, she encounters an array of colourful characters in a bizarre musical journey that’s peppered with hilarious and unexpected incidents.
20 June 2003
Penguins Behind Bars is an Adult Swim special, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Janet Perlman, that aired only once on July 20th 2003.
01 January 2011
“Psychoanalysis is, in it’s entire spectre, an eminently POP discipline: anybody can relate to it without having studied and/or understood it.
26 January 2013
For the first time in Canadian history, 15 of Canada’s most acclaimed independent animators have come together to create a collaborative animated film.
01 January 1994
A visual and musical celebration of beautiful, sweet, sad, noble, adorable, glamorous and abominable things.
03 March 2025
Diplomacy fails and tensions mount when two cultural icons battle for no reason. In this blockbuster action adventure, egos explode on two islands—one volcanic, the other municipal.
01 January 2008
Director Carrie Haber delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.
01 January 2000
The "stick people" in Bully Dance are imaginary, but this gritty tale is all too familiar. Like the dance beat pulsating throughout the film, the bully's intimidation of a smaller victim is unrelenting; no one stops the dance until serious harm is inflicted.
10 February 1996
Frogs, birds, lizards, a snake, alligators, and a lot of insects inhabit a pond; everyone's ready to eat.
01 January 1996
A collection of 7 animation short films inspired by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
01 January 2004
An informal look into the personalities and frenzy behind the second edition of the NFB Animation Hothouse.