Christopher Hinton

Inside the Hothouse takes an informal look at this NFB experiment, Animation Hothouse, at its halfway point. In a handheld, gritty style, Inside the Hothouse gives the viewer a glimpse into the project and the participants' perspectives.

An amorous couple prepares for a picnic in the country. But the man's rage at a stuck doorknob leads to tragedy for both of them.

Abstract painting and modern music create an animated soundscape. A succession of tangled, non-figurative images is punctuated by playful character animation.

A family goes on a fishing trip, but makes a lot of stops along the way.

Animation showing the trivialization of violence on TV.

Animation showing the trivialization of violence on TV.

An animated film promoting the value of freedom of expression as stipulated in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

This animated short tells the story of J.B. Edwards, an Easterner who went west to create a fuel company called Consolidated Dragons. When the supply of dragons starts drying up, the company's profits are sorely affected and a solution has to be found.

A startling and ambiguously tangy bit of visual Twang for web connoisseurs from animator Chris Hinton.

A whimsical animated piece about life, entropy and the inexorable march of time that plays with the mundane interactions and significant events of two generations of a family and the natural order.

In this animated short, filmmaker Chris Hinton and composer Michael Oesterle leap back and forth between picture and sound. The dynamic movement of Hinton's visual art dances in syncopation with the bold musical strokes of an original modern classical composition. Without words.

A humorous account of the pioneering journey of Lady Frances Simpson, along with her piano, from England to Manitoba.

The film is based on an uncut music composition by Montreal composer José Evangelista

An amorous couple prepares for a picnic in the country. But the man's rage at a stuck doorknob leads to tragedy for both of them.

An amorous couple prepares for a picnic in the country. But the man's rage at a stuck doorknob leads to tragedy for both of them.

An amorous couple prepares for a picnic in the country. But the man's rage at a stuck doorknob leads to tragedy for both of them.

A young surveyer, new to Ontario, encounters the blackflies. Over and over again, he encounters those blackflies.

Eight animated pieces by eight artists, from the studios of the National Film Board of Canada.