Pierre Hébert

Most Popular Pierre Hébert Trailers

Total trailers found: 43

Around Perception Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

An early experiment in employing computers to animate film. The result is a dazzling vibration of geometric forms in vivid color, an effect achieved by varying the speed at which alternate colors change, so producing optical illusions.

Knowing to Learn Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

This feature documentary about education explores the mid-century state of learning in the classrooms of North America.

Between Science and Garbage Trailer (2004)

27 April 2004

A whirlwind of improvisation combines the images of animator Pierre Hébert with the avant-garde sound of techno whiz Bob Ostertag in this singular multimedia experience, a hybrid of live animation and performance art.

Trying to Describe Oneself Trailer (2005)

04 November 2005

Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe oneself and describe others.

Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train Trailer (2021)

14 June 2021

This is a poetic and animated meditation inspired by two trips the director made to Japan. Images and sounds from daily life as well as recordings of his performances, most notably one with the dancer-choreographer Teita Iwabushi.

Histoire Verte Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

“In Green / Gray Story, for the most part, [one saw] vertical streaks and textures, with patterns that flew by.

Bazin's Film Trailer (2017)

20 October 2017

A meditation on the passing of time, on a film that was never completed, upon Bazin’s death, on restoration and the future of ruins and on modern-day life that continues in resonance with the old stones.

Cycling Utrecht Trailer (2015)

18 March 2015

Cycling Utrecht is number seven in the «Places and Monuments» series. As with all the other opus of this series, the live action images have been submitted to a process of digital processing in order to give them a greater temporal and spatial density and animation inserts were added to create points of intensity that tell you were to look.

Santa Claus is Coming Tonight Trailer (1974)

09 July 1974

Festive experimental animation

You Look Like Me Trailer (2014)

09 October 2014

First, about ten years ago, there was a text by Paule Marier. Then, René Lussier made a song from that text for his 2014 album (Toucher une âme).

La Lettre d'amour Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Such diverse modes of expression as dance, music, poetic narration and images drawn directly on film combine to tell the story of a letter and the joy it carries to its destination.

Etienne et Sara Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Under the watchful eye of a father, a child is born (first steps, named things) to a brand new awareness of the world.

The Reach of Resonance Trailer (2011)

21 March 2011

Miya Masaoka uses music to interact with plants and insects; Jon Rose turns fences into musical instruments with a violin bow in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Israel; John Luther Adams translates geophysical phenomena in Alaska into music; and Bob Ostertag explores socio-political issues through processes as diverse as transcribing riots into string quartets, and creating live cinema with garbage.

Songs and Dances of the Inanimate World: The Subway Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

In this animation film without words, filmmaker Pierre Hébert and musicians Robert Lepage and René Lussier worked together, and separately, in their respective media.

Variations on Two Photographs of Tina Modotti Trailer (2005)

27 December 2005

Originally, the images of Variations on two photographs by Tina Modotti were engraved directly on 16mm film to be projected as a backdrop for Louis Bédard's choreographic piece entitled Elles, which was inspired by the life and work of the well-known Mexican photographer Tina Modotti.

Population Explosion Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

A film in cut-out animation depicting the demographic problems of the world. It shows that in many countries freedom from the old scourges of famine and disease has in turn created the new problem of more mouths to feed.

Memories of War Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

This haunting animation film, rich with symbolism, is the filmmaker's plea for a peaceful world in which to raise his newborn son.

The Statue of Giordano Bruno Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

This film was made out of the capture of a live animation performance presented in Rome in January 2005 by Pierre Hébert and the musician Bob Ostertag.

A Piece of Cake Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Opus 3 Trailer (1967)

02 July 1967

"A film in which both sound and image were created with a minimum of photographic or electronic equipment.

Du coq à l'âne Trailer (1973)

07 May 1973

This animated film, a small educational musical comedy, offers the viewer a proper enigma. He is very smart who succeeds in solving it the first time; because against this background of cold reasoning, fantasy and delirium retain all their rights.

Adieu bipède Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

In Adieu bipède (1987), Hébert turned to performance, using the scratching technique for the scenes with dancing and music.

Fundamental Principles in Genetics Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

Palimpsest on “Prison” by Robert Lapoujade Trailer (2021)

01 January 2021

A 2021 film by Pierre Hébert

Opus 1 Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

Abstract film by Pierre Hébert, originally made in 1964 and remastered in 2007.

Triptych - 2 Trailer (2013)

03 July 2013

Abstract film made from the video capture of a live animation performance presented in Vienna on May 30th 2011 at the Stadtkirche with Andrea Martignoni in the context of the Vienna Independent Shorts Festival.

But One Bird Sang Not Trailer (2018)

14 October 2018

Scratched directly onto 35mm film stock, this abstract film is a visual interpretation of a piece for solo violin based on a Bosnian popular song from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Under the Weather Trailer (1997)

10 February 1997

This animated short follows a group of happy vacationers sunbathing... under cloudy skies. Despite the weather, they look cheerful, eating ice cream and hot dogs, frolicking in the sand.

Catuor Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

This film is about cats--actually, one very clever cat. The title is a play on the French quatuor, meaning quartet, but the chorus is not the usual alley-cat variety.

The Private Life of Cinema Trailer (2011)

19 February 2011

A two-part in-depth exploration of the evolution of the private film industry, seen through the eyes of more than 50 industry professionals.

Scratches of Life: the Art of Pierre Hébert Trailer (2024)

11 May 2024

A moving portrait of filmmaker Pierre Hébert, which retraces his extraordinary career and shares all about his passion for burning onto film.

The Crow and the Fox Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

A satirical, updated take on the classic Jean de La Fontaine fable.

La Plante Humaine Trailer (1996)

22 February 1996

Black Soul Trailer (2000)

06 June 2000

Painted directly on glass, Black Soul is an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture—a whirlwind voyage through the defining moments of Black History.

Scratch (Triptych 3) Trailer (2016)

01 January 2016

At the end of 2016, some circonstances made that after a gap of 15 years I resumed scratching directly on film.

La statue de Robert E. Lee à Charlottesville Trailer (2018)

12 November 2018

In a world where work rhymes with identity and productivity, we meet a man in his fifties who has not worked for several years.

Mail Early for Christmas Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

In this experimental short film, Pierre Hébert explores perception using scratch animation, a technique employed by Norman McLaren.

Palimpseste sur « Prison » de Robert Lapoujade Trailer (2021)

24 September 2021

A palimpsest engraved on 35 mm black leader over the film Prison by LRobert apoujade (1962).

Barbaloune Trailer (2002)

07 August 2002

Rivière au tonnerre Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

An intense exercise of looking at a rockface shot near the waterfalls of Rivière au tonnerre, on the North Shore of the St-Lawrence river.

Op Hop/Hop Op Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

A hand-made, scratched-on film experiment in intermittent animation. The images are a group of twenty-four visuals, all non-representational, which arrange and rearrange on the screen in many combinations.

Entre chiens et loup Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

Gives us a glimpse of a life which remains very monotonous despite the social upheavals that mark the country.

La Pirouette Trailer (2002)

10 February 2002

Short animation from Tali