Norman McLaren was a cinematic virtuoso and perhaps the medium’s greatest innovator. To create his delightful and dazzling animation, he employed an amazing array of techniques, including painting directly on film and his own invention, "pixilation" - a wildly surreal form of filming actors in stop motion. For several short films, he even drew the soundtrack - an unbelievably complex process. But while creativity, humor and technical virtuosity are the hallmarks of his work, it was McLaren’s compassionate intelligence and sense of humanity that make these charming films enduring masterpieces.

Over the course of fifty years, McLaren produced 60 films (mostly for the National Film Board of Canada) in a stunning range of styles and techniques. His creations won more than 200 international awards - including an Oscar® and the Palme D’or. Norman McLaren: Collector's Edition showcases 14 of McLaren’s best films reflecting the incredible diversity of his work: Neighbours, Begone Dull Care, Pas de deux, Boogie-Doodle, Synchromy, Mosaic, A Phantasy, Blinkity Blank, Le Merle, Lines-Horizontal, A Chairy Tale, Animated Motion: Part 5, New York Lightboard Record, and Narcissus.