Audiences are in for a treat this Sunday (Sept. 20) as Reel Matinees screens 10 of the best in NFB animation.
First up is Cactus Swing. Pete the Mountie is suddenly awakened in the Badlands by a varmint band and dancing cacti.
Then Oscar nominee, La Salla, is a comic opera featuring a character in a playroom of wind-up toys who does as he pleases, mindless of the consequences.
Next to be screened is 64,000,000 Years Ago, which takes a look at the great dinosaurs that stalked the central plains of North America. Lifelike models re-create the late Cretaceous period, offering a view of how our world may have looked 64,000,000 years ago.
Evolution is a humorous take on evolution that would give Darwin himself a chuckle.
Another humorous short, Hot Stuff, traces human's carelessness with fire.
Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety is a hilarious film that communicates over 40 safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film's hero is a dog called Wally, a "professional" in home safety.
Another Oscar nominee, The Family that Dwelt Apart tells the tall tale by E.B. White, first published in the New Yorker magazine.
The Dingles depicts the adventures of Doris Dingle and her three delightful cats.
The Old Lady's Camping Trip is a lively lesson about the do's and don'ts of fire and outdoor safety, starring the Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe, who does know what to do.
And the grand finale, Oscar winner Every Child, shows what happens when a baby appears mysteriously on the doorstep of a busy executive.
