Pierre F. Brault

A homicide detective is forced to work alongside her ex-fiancé to investigate a murder that bears all the hallmarks of an infamous serial killer.

Computer animated short film created to commemorate the National Film Board of Canada's 50th anniversary.

Computer animated short film created to commemorate the National Film Board of Canada's 50th anniversary.

A man brings a small plant into his home and cares for it.

A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.

Industrial pollution causes water poisoning and generalized sickness in a nearby city and is the start of a major news scandal.

A young orphan overhears a plot by thieves to smuggle diamonds out of Canada in the equipment of his favorite hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens.

In one of the first films to use computer animation, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony.

Humorous, full of unimaginable finds, this animated short invites the viewer to follow the antics of a horse trying to acquire a force equivalent to that of a horsepower.

A young boy learns the rituals of what his father and his friends perceive as manhood on a weekend hunting trip.

A professional race car driver's obsession with winning races causes communication problems between him and his wife that threaten to separate them.

The story of four children from around the world who try to rescue the sun from an evil sorcerer.

An amusing diagnosis of big-city growing pains, Boomsville is an ironic view of town planning, or rather, the lack of it, and what has happened to our cities as a result. Done in cartoon animation, the film traces the growth of the typical city, from a tiny settlement in the vast North American wilderness to the car-clogged metropolis that so many cities are today. Film without words.

When a sexually promiscuous young woman finds herself pregnant and unmarried her three brothers vow to find the man responsible and punish him for what they consider the rape of their sister.

This short animation transports us from the farthest conceivable point of the universe to the tiniest particle of existence, an atom of a living human cell. The art of animation and animation camera achieve this exhilarating journey with a freshness and clarity. Without words.

Documents a woman's actual pregnancy; the emotions, the affects on her husband and first-born child, the birth itself via Caesarean section, and her struggle to return to work and a social life, while still being a good mother.

A childhood fantasy where dreams carry a boy far to adventure. He arrives in Canada on an ocean liner and is, in turn, a hunter of polar bear, a cowboy, a hockey star, and a swimmer.

This short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a thrilling sensation of speed and freedom. This film - the first Canadian documentary ever made about the sport - captures the exuberance of boys and girls having the time of their lives in free-wheeling downhill locomotion.