This short children's film by Co Hoedeman tells the story of 2 children and their encounter with an angry dragon, all represented by colourful building blocks.
Practical Effects
Hand-built block puppets with surprising expressive range.
Direction
Co Hoedeman's patient, playful rhythm—pure 70s NFB magic.
Score
Jaunty woodwinds that sell every block-tumble moment.
Director
Co Hoedeman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Co Hoedeman built every block set himself in his NFB studio; the dragon's smoke was cotton pulled one frame at a time.
A rare English-French co-production from the NFB's golden age of puppet animation, now mostly forgotten outside Canadian film schools.
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