Name: Cabin Fever: Animated Short Films for Kids!
Start: 2026-01-25T13:00:00-06:00
Location: Dave Barber Cinematheque

Cabin Fever: Animated Short Films for Kids!

The Winnipeg Film Group presents a program filled with lots of fun and dynamic animated short films for growing minds! This program is rated PG.
This event is free to attend. Space may be limited, so please book your seat online to secure a spot.
The Dreamer, Dir. John Paizs, 1976, Canada, 3 min
The dreams of a frightened baby elephant, animated in the old Disney style, with the music of the Electric Light Orchestra.
A Small Misunderstanding, Dir. Leslie Supnet, 2008, Canada, 1 min
A hungry bird mistakes a piece of yarn for a worm entangled in the hair of a young man, which leads to a terrible accident.
Automoto, Dir. Neil McInnes and Cathy McInnes, 2007, Canada, 5 min
A tour de force, stop-motion animation re-imagining of the filmmaking process, Automoto takes place inside the ornately mechanized cinematic workshop of a wooden skeleton. Shot entirely using stop-motion animation, the film follows the movie-making travails of the skeleton. When he runs into a bad case of writer’s block, only one of his factory workers can help him get back in touch with his muse.
Seasick, Dir. Eva Cvijanovic, 2013, Canada, 3 min
Soaking in the sand, a forlorn figure seeks the refuge of the sea. Drifting in the current, he enters an ethereal underwater world. Eva Cvijanovic’s pen-and-ink drawings subtly conjure a dreamlike ambiance that pulses like a quiet tide in this animated maritime escapade set to traditional Croatian music.
Sijjil, Dir. Yasmin P. Karim, 1995, Canada, 3 min
This animation celebrates the dot.
The Importance of Dreaming, Dir. Tara Audibert, 2017, Canada, 12 min
Owl dreams of having his own family. He finds a skulk of foxes. Owl thinks they are beautiful and watches over them for many days and nights. One unique Fox notices Owl and watches him. Their forbidden love drives Fox and Owl away to try to find happiness together.
Face | Time, Dir. Anita Lebeau, 2019, Canada, 3 min
A study of the cyclical nature of time, as seen through portraits and the hands that create them.
Walter, Dir. Curtis L. Wiebe, 2015, Canada, 5 min
The Christmas misadventures of tiny Sasquatch extraordinaire, Walter!
Baked Goods For Norman, Dir. Cooper D. (Roger) Wilson, 2015, Canada, 4 min
Baked Goods For Norman was created to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of NFB filmmaker Norman McLaren. The film’s unique colours and textures were created through the process of soaking the film in a variety of concoctions and then baking it in the oven.
Gerald The Genie, Dir. Patrick Lowe, 1997, Canada, 8 min
A cartoon about getting labeled. When Gerald innocently bounces into view, a group of off screen voices try to figure out who he is.
Chroma-dance, Dir. James Pomeroy, 2007, Canada, 4 min
Chroma-dance is a short abstract film that is an experiment in colour rhythm and movement, referencing both the visual music and materialist/conceptualist traditions in avant-garde filmmaking.
Once Upon A Weiner, Dir. Adam Fuchs, 2000, Canada, 2 min
A cartoon dog named Fred tries to catch himself a steak by using a fishing rod but instead his line gets caught on a truck. After getting dragged through town, he flies through a deli window and gets turned into a weiner.
Cattle Call, Dir. Mike Maryniuk and Matthew Rankin, 2008, Canada, 4 min
Cattle Call is a high-speed animated documentary about the art of livestock auctioneering. Structured around the mesmerizing talents of 2007 Man-Sask Auctioneer Champion, Tim Dowler, and using a variety of classic and avant-garde animation techniques (including stop-motion, cut-outs, open-exposures, hole-punching and rubbing lettraset directly on the celluloid) filmmakers Maryniuk and Rankin have tried to create images as dazzlingly abstract, absurd and adrenalizing as the incredible language of auctioneering itself. It is our hope that the film will induce near-bovine levels of dumbfoundedness in all those who gaze upon it.