Best of NFB Animation

Oscar® winner Chris Landreth returns with a poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction after 26 years of marriage. The Spine continues Landreth's pursuit of a twisted, beautiful and highly original visual aesthetic, using digital imagery to create characters whose physical appearances are metaphors for their unique souls.

The animated short film Rose & Violet tells the story of two Conjoined twin sisters who are recruited as star acrobats in the world’s biggest circus. They seem bound for glory, but when a new strongman joins the troupe, a conflict turns tragic…

In this animated short, a childless couple is surprised one night by a visitor, an odd-looking child! Is it a gift from heaven...or, from much farther away? The strange little thing takes over and wreaks havoc on the household. Doomed parents will appreciate the terror of the couple's plight.