Luigi Allemano Movies

This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909.

A look into the creative process and frenzy behind the third edition of the NFB Animation Hothouse. This zippy, mini-documentary reflects the...

Penguins Behind Bars is an Adult Swim special, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Janet Perlman, that aired only once on July 20th...

A robot rambles about frenetically, receiving countless electronic messages through his antenna every second. Despite his fatigue and stress, he...

A close look at the microscopic world that surrounds us. Within each basic human interaction there is something strange festering under the surface,...

A little creature watches the transformation of a feather and follows a whale to where icebergs melt, leaving birds with nowhere to land. The...

Printed manually on a vintage tabletop press using hand-carved linoleum blocks, this very short animation is about a new parent who learns about free...

This short animated film looks at the relationship between social spaces and taboos surrounding mental illness and other forms of marginalization....

In this short animation Damien Hess attempts to connect with the tragedy of the First World War, a conflict that helped define Canada. In this film...

Collage, drawn sound, and double exposure animations on 16mm film explore the temporal disjuncture of Montreal’s urban landscape, haunted by...

This animated short employs hand-drawn animation layered over stop-motion sequences of moving ink on drumskins to create a striking, mournful...

This animated short poses some interesting questions: what if buildings pulsed, trees tapped out beats, or shadows could whistle a tune? Through the...

A spider professes its love for a squirrel. An interspecies courtship unfolds between the two doe-eyed neighbours. This short film is a testament to...

XO Rad Magical is a personal lyrical poem about the daily struggle of living with schizophrenia. This psychedelic and hypnotic film shows that there...

In an infinitely vast space, a woman, a man and a fish illustrate a flow of questions about perception. Pixillation and stop-motion animation enhance...

A woman must find paperclips for a report to be presented in the morning.

A layered narrative exploring memory and family history is constructed using a collage of family photos, photocopies and personal audio recordings....

This animation proposes a slow, moist, feverish exploration of the oldest manifestation of affection. This film was made as part of the 7th edition...

Dale Hayward brings to life his watercolour on paper. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

A lonely old lady sits in an empty room knitting. As her thoughts wander, her dreams take the shape of fanciful knitted creatures and objects that...