Maurice Blackburn Movie Trailers

Twirligig Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

Early abstract 3d stereoscopic animation by Norman McLaren collaborator Gretta Ekman.

This short documentary from the Canadian Artists series presents the art of Emily Carr, the Canadian painter who found exciting subject matter on British Columbia's Pacific Coast, with its giant trees and its Indigenous villages, totems and carvings.

The Puppeteers Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

A glimpse behind the curtains of a puppet theatre is presented, showing the making of the marionettes and how they come to life in the hands of the puppeteer.

Radiation Trailer (1959)

01 January 1959

From a sun-drenched bathing beach to an awesome “gamma garden,” this film explores how heat, radio waves, x-rays and gamma rays affect various forms of life.

Citizen Varek Trailer (1953)

01 January 1953

A portrayal of the problems of adjustment faced by the European immigrant to Canada. From the courtroom ceremony where several new Canadians are taking their oaths of citizenship, the film flashes back five years to look at their hopes and doubts at the time of their arrival.

Ciné-crime Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Through concrete soundtrack and evocative images, this animated short invites the audience to reconstruct the genesis of an event and give it a dimension commensurate with their imagination or courage.