Sheila Hannigan Trailers
Ça grouille à l'orchestre : Génial! Trailer
Sheila Hannigan is a Canadian cellist from Nova Scotia. She graduated from the Université de Montréal with a Master’s in Performance under the direction of M. Yuli Turovsky.
Most Popular Sheila Hannigan Trailers
Total trailers found: 28
The Flying Sailor Trailer (2022)
13 June 2022
The Flying Sailor is based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917 when two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour causing the largest accidental explosion in history.
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.
Trick or Treaty? Trailer (2014)
04 September 2014
Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905 agreement wherein First Nations communities relinquished sovereignty over their traditional territories — to reveal the deceptions and distortions which the document has been subjected to by successive governments seeking to deprive Canada’s First Peoples of their lands.
My Salinger Year Trailer (2020)
20 February 2020
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.
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.
One Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
This minimalist piece of animation explores the origin of life. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
I Don’t Love You Anymore Trailer (2026)
23 September 2026
In a Niagara Falls motel, an unremarkable couple attempts a romantic getaway. But as the days go by, the trip threatens to turn into a cold shower.
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.
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.
The Squirrel Next Door Trailer (2007)
31 December 2007
A spider professes its love for a squirrel. An interspecies courtship unfolds between the two doe-eyed neighbours.
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.
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.
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.
Cumulus Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
A multi–layered story of an accumulation of encounters between black clouds. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
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.
Balloons Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
Two little men float into the deep blue sky, tied to balloons. But then each decides the sky belongs to him.
Square Roots Trailer (2006)
19 January 2006
A robot rambles about frenetically, receiving countless electronic messages through his antenna every second.
Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics Trailer (2021)
11 September 2021
Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby.
The Great Malaise Trailer (2020)
21 February 2020
The hedgehog between balloons, the feline predator on the hamster wheel, the fish in the lifebuoy: A young woman portrays herself in the best possible light in her self-description.
Roy G Biv Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
Dale Hayward brings to life his watercolour on paper. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Meta Pre Ptolemy Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
In this whimsical animated short, filmmaker Rachel Peters asks: "what if the laws of physics suddenly ceased to apply?" Peters explores this question through the tale of a man and his two goldfish as they prepare for the end of the world.
Bydlo Trailer (2012)
05 June 2012
An allegory of mankind heading for disaster, this animated short is a tragic vision inspired by the 4th movement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Ice Breakers Trailer (2019)
28 September 2019
Josh Crooks is a promising teen hockey star in a sport where Black players like him are chronically underrepresented.
Lost Monster Hop Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
A little banjo-picking monster is trying to find her way at a signpost by the railway tracks. She sets out and finds what she is looking for in a rather surprising way.
A Single Tear Trailer (2004)
13 January 2004
An “epic” adventure and a magical environmental fairy tale. Amy Lockhart uses cutouts, drawings and collage (captured and manipulated as digital multi-plane animation) to conjure up her whimsical world.
Biology Made Un-easy Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
A close look at the microscopic world that surrounds us. Within each basic human interaction there is something strange festering under the surface, and we just need a good magnifying glass and a strong stomach to see it.
Margins Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
This short animated film looks at the relationship between social spaces and taboos surrounding mental illness and other forms of marginalization.
