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Neighbours

The Oscars® Winners & Nominees • 8m 7s

Directed by Norman McLaren • Animation • 1952 • 8 minutes

Won the 1952 Oscar for Best Short Documentary! Two neighbours live side by side in harmony until a flower grows on the dividing line between their properties. Who does it belong to? The argument that follows ends up with both neighbours in their graves. The most famous of Norman McLaren’s films popularized pixillation as an animation technique.

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animation, anishort, canada, national film board of canada, neighbors, ovid, short

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