Factory Works presents
An exclusive Hamilton screening
2007 Oscar winner for
Best Short Animation

The Danish Poet

directed by Torill Kove
Friday March 9th
Two shows 9 and 7pm
The Factory 126 James St. N.

Can we trace the chain of events that leads to our own birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter?

The narrator of The Danish Poet considers these questions as we follow Kasper, a poet whose creative well has run dry, on a holiday to Norway to meet the famous writer, Sigrid Undset. As Kasper’s quest for inspiration unfolds, it appears that a spell of bad weather, an angry dog, slippery barn planks, a careless postman, hungry goats and other seemingly unrelated factors might play important roles in the big scheme of things after all.

and
Digitally Remastered
animation by

Norman McLaren

from the new Norman McLaren “The Master’s Edition” box set.

2007 is the Year of Norman McLaren. The Factory presents an evening of McLaren’s work from the newly released 7 DVD box set.

From his initial experiments in Scotland in 1933 to his final NFB film in 1983, McLaren’s films form an extraordinary body of work remarkable for its inventiveness, research and humanism. A master of experimental film, influenced by surrealism, and passionate about dance and music, McLaren was a complex artist whose filmography is both prolific and brilliant.

Over his long career, Norman McLaren received an impressive number of awards, including an Oscar for Neighbours and a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Blinkity Blank.He holds an unparalleled place in the history of animation film and world cinema.