Derek Lamb Movies

Centres on Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who in later years lived on skid row in Montreal following a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket" Richard and wore his...

A short illustrating Wade Hemsworth's folk song about a woman's admiration for the agility of her boyfriend, the log driver.

Hopeful job candidate Buck Boom is dynamic, forceful, confident and creative. But can he convince Mr. Mudgin, the personnel manager, to hire him? You...

Nesbitt Spoon, who's a bit of a nebbish, tells us about his day, which is fairly average up until the moment that his doctor tells him he has only...

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

Behind these bars lies an unbridled fury. Caged Terror-a tale of madness, infidelity and revenge. Everyone needs to get away from it all, and the...

This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film...

A hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his...

This lively satire uses animation and a pseudo-documentary style to depict Canada's search for a national identity. The National Scream explains,...

An examination of the Viking explorers who were the first Europeans to discover Canada.

An animated fable for children showing that things can be malignant or benign depending on how they are used--with good or evil intent.

This film promotes, in the best K-Tel tradition, a new device used to speak French.

An egg desperately tries to prevent being hatched. In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, learn how societies in evolution are often...

This is the story of the first French settlers in North America, who spent their first winter on an island in the Bay of Fundy. Despite overwhelming...

A visual interpretation of the poem "Riverdale Lion" by Canadian poet and essayist John Robert Colombo.

A light hearted look at the various instruments of the orchestra, based on the original cartoons of the late Gerard Hoffnung, satirising musical...

A selection of publicity clips mounted together in one film to show the techniques of NFB animators. As in Hors-d'oeuvre, these "quickie" films were...

Historical events are related through the medium of simulated news broadcasting in 1878.

This animated short is the visual enactment of the year-long obstacle course run by a teacher trainee. Rich in humor and anecdote, it is a comedy of...