This animated short tells the story of a ferocious polar bear turned to stone by an Inuk shaman. The tale is based on emerging filmmaker Echo Henoche's favourite legend, as told to her by her grandmother in her home community of Nain, Nunatsiavut, on Labrador's North Coast. Hand-drawn and painted by Henoche in a style all her own, Shaman is the first collaboration between the Labrador artist and the NFB.
Chicha emerges from the soil for her metamorphosis, only to find the avocado tree where she was born gone. Determined to create a forest, she waits for a new tree to grow, unaware her life will be too short to see it flourish.
Strawberry Shortcake dreams of winning best float in Big Apple City's Flower Contest, but a jealous internet star and a monstrous plant stand in her way.
A day in the life of elderly people who have stopped loving each other, and whose indifference towards one another permeates the atmosphere of their home.
Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget.
Eight year old Lucas would like to know how the Tooth Fairy exchanges coins for teeth without getting caught. He is determined to stay awake all night to find out. Meanwhile, a little mouse falls into a trap set by a dishonest contractor who is desperate to tell the world his secret, that the mouse is the Tooth Fairy. Lucas and his family has to do everything in their power to help the sweet little mouse with its mission, which since time immemorial, is to make children happy...
When Freddy's teacher, Mrs. Lapino notices that Freddy has a reading problem, she sends a Book Fairy to talk to his parents to convince them to help him read. Though their initial attempts meet with little success, they try their hardest and teach Freddy to love reading.
Doing homework, the student writes an essay about the early years of the life of his grandfather, who was accompanied by his faithful friend, the horse Grey. Together they attended courses of cab drivers and being newcomers they got acquainted with the urban way of life. Description of ancient streets, interesting people and unexpected events before the revolution were the focus of the story.
Masha, Dasha and the Bear embark on a new exciting adventure in the Park of Wonders, where they will have a day full of exciting rides and incredible encounters. Dasha really wants to get on the show, so she is aiming to win all the quests of the park, Masha is just looking for maximum fun, and Mishka is seriously determined to test his "smart" camera. But things are not going exactly according to their plan.
Cha Tan, on an adventure with his peers around the South Pacific, becomes abandoned in an island called Omphalos. Here, Cha Tan and his group becomes involved with alien robots that plan on causing global warming by abusing unsustainable resources.
The film applies an unconventional narrative. It presents a subjective world through 47 scenes. The small events, interlaced by associations, express the irrational coherence of our surroundings. The surreal situations are based on the interactions of humans and nature.
As different aquatic microorganisms engage in casual conversations, we get a glimpse of the ideas and aspirations that float around at the bottom of the food chain.