(View the full article at Life As A Human.) When the Day Breaks (9 min 40 s) by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, came out in 1999. After witnessing a horrible accident, Ruby struggles to find connections to the world around her. All of the characters in When the Day Breaks are animals, including a [...]

(View the full article at Life As A Human.) Mike Duff was a Canadian motorcycle racer in the 60s. He shattered his hip in Japan and had major surgery to repair it. His recovery and return to racing was captured by Robin Spry in the 1966 documentary Ride for Your Life (9 min 40 s). [...]

(View the full article at Life As A Human.) Runaway is a short animated film set to music by Ben Charest (you may know him from Triplets of Belleville. And if you don’t, you should go rent it right now!), about a train ride that goes horribly wrong. Director Cordell Barker has done a few [...]

(View full article at Life As A Human) Okay, I admit it. I was really hungry when I went looking for this week’s film. So I typed “chocolate” in the National Film Board’s (NFB’s) search, and only one film came up. One? I thought. They should make many, many more! After watching How Do They [...]

(View the whole article at Life As A Human.) It’s full-on hockey mania these days. Playoffs, playoffs, PLAYOFFS! And how better to celebrate with a little animation? The Sweater, by Sheldon Cohen , is adapted from a short story by Quebec writer Roch Carrier (who also narrates this film). In a rural Quebec village the [...]

(You can check out the full article at Life As A Human.) The Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare commissioned Ashes of Doom in the 70s as part of their anti-smoking campaign. It’s only two minutes long, and half of that is the credits. But it’s truly fantastic. They stole the set, costume and [...]