Jan 01, 1940
2 min
Full-HD

Dots (1940)

An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by Norman McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink. The main title is in eight languages. Rereleased with multilingual titles in 1949.

Category

Animation

Country

Canada

Companies

ONF | NFB

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