01 Jan 1942
Hen Hop
This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.
Chess
In an old library, two armies of chess pieces are about to start a war.
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