Celebrating the art, style, and history of the men and women that recorded our nation's cinematic past.

Animation

Before McLaren: Canadian Animation in the Silent Film Era (1910 – 1927)

"Fryer envisioned Shadowlaughs in the ancient traditions of Chinese shadow play and the contemporary traditions of European filmmakers like Sarg and Lotte Reiniger. The two-part film Follow the Swallow was…

August 19, 2021

Animation·Pioneers·Technology

NORTHERN SILHOUETTES: The Work of Bryant Fryer

"Bryant Fryer is perhaps the most prominent of the voices unheard in this ASIFA historical survey. From 1927 until 1933, Fryer produced animated films under adverse circumstances in Canada."…

October 31, 2015