Animation News: Sharp Shorts for a New Millennium
The idea that animation can serve as a vehicle for important public messages is embedded in the very foundations of the NFB animation tradition. Back in 1941, when John Grierson...
Posts Tagged “Keep Your Mouth Shut”
WWII Animation | Watch 7 Very Short Wartime Cartoons
This Remembrance Day, enjoy an intriguing window into the past with these 7 very short cartoons created to support the war effort during WWII.
The Real Wet Bandit | Watch The Trout That Stole the Rainbow
I live my life according to two very simple rules. Number one: do not steal. Number two: snitches get stitches. In under 9 minutes, Eva Szasz’ beautifully illustrated The Trout...
Keep Your Mouth Shut: McLaren’s 1944 “Stop Snitching” Film
If remembering the past is essential to understanding the present, remembering the NFB’s past is essential and occasionally totally hilarious. Consider for example Keep Your Mouth Shut, a 1944 animated...