The Magical Eye
1989
star 8.0
Features clips from 21 documentary and animation film classics, interviews with NFB filmmakers past and present...
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Grant Munro
Grant Munro was a Canadian animator, filmmaker, and actor, celebrated for his innovative contributions to animation and documentary filmmaking. He joined the NFB in 1945 and co-starred in Norman McLaren's Oscar-winning short Neighbours (1952). Munro's film Christmas Cracker (1963) was nominated for an Academy Award. His versatility in various filmmaking roles and his pioneering work in animation techniques have left a significant legacy in Canadian cinema.
Filmography
Browse movies and TV shows featuring Grant Munro
Pinscreen
1973
star 6.2
Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an...
Neighbours
1952
star 7.6
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppet...
Christmas Cracker
1963
star 7.1
Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children danci...
Creative Process: Norman McLaren
1990
star 6.7
Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produce...
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees
1970
star 8.0
The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees is a 1970 documentary exploring the career of Norman McLaren, a Scots-Canadian anim...
Ashes of Doom
1970
star 5.1
A chain-smoking woman has an encounter with a vampire.
Two Bagatelles
1953
star 5.7
Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is p...
The Energy Carol
1975
star 7.0
An unconventional version of The Christmas Carol.
Six and Seven-Eighths
2003
star 3.0
Grant Munro dances to New Orleans jazz music.
The Ballot-o-Maniac
1953
star 8.0
An enthusiastic but naive campaign worker causes trouble for his candidate due to his unorthodox campaign tacti...
On the Farm
2003
star 6.0
Stop-motion, pixillation and other trick photography methods are used to depict situations on a farm.