The second thematic mini documentary about revolutionary filmmaker Norman McLaren.

An opening address, a tribute and highlights of a long and productive career--McLaren on McLaren is Norman McLaren on camera. The occasion is the opening of a prestigious festival in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in November, 1983, marking the tenth anniversary of Holland Animation. The renowned animator pays homage to those who merged their arts with his, and to the National Film Board, which gave him forty-two years of artistic freedom.

Amateur footage, probably filmed by Norman McLaren, of a group of his friends on a visit to his parents' home in Stirling.

Follows the life of a lesbian couple who are thrown into turmoil when they ditch their Los Angeles city life for upstate New York.

A mockumentary about a small-town man who is abducted by aliens, meets a group of fellow abductees, leads a daring escape back to Earth, and in the process finds purpose, community, and love.

A compilation of various tests, techniques and experiments compiled from the 1940s - 1950s. Silent film.

A Norman McLaren Animated Film

A young man with Asperger's Syndrome, under the shadow of his overprotective mother, wants to live independently. A tough-as-nails teen girl has a troubled, chaotic home life. Their unlikely friendship is tainted by outsiders' suspicions and accusations.

So is this what the kids of today are into? Well, as long as it’s safe.

Not only did Norman McLaren create his own film imagery, he also made his own music by drawing, etching and photographing patterns directly onto the sound track area of the film, becoming a pioneer of electronic music long before the invention of the synthesizer. Norman McLaren: Animated Musician celebrates this exploration and presents much never-before-seen work by this master of cinema.