Derek Lamb Movies

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

A story about two symbolic characters who sway to the song Alouette.

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...

This film describes the journey of nomadic Asian people to North America via a land bridge.

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

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

Two indigent street children in a developing country become the target of an HIV positive pedophile who attempts to lure them in with money.

An animation submitted to the Academy for Oscar consideration.

A disgruntled Uncle Sam complains that nobody listens to him anymore, and what's more, he doesn't even know what's going on up there. "I thought we...

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...

This film is about the emotions that can lead one to take that jump into space necessary for hang gliding with a Delta Plane.

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 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...

Canuck anti-drugs propaganda film about how glue huffing and pill popping and weed smoking leads to child prostitution. Or something. The backstory...

This animated film illustrates the terrible journey, the back-breaking work, the exotic and gaudy city of Dawson, and the turmoil and triumphs of the...

A collection of one-minute cartoons produced by the National Film Board of Canada animators for government sponsors. Showcasing a playful selection...

A lonely woodcarver longs for a son, so he builds a wooden puppet and names it Spinnolio