“Behind every great man is a great woman,” so the saying goes. In this case it was Evelyn Lambart standing next to Norman McLaren, not behind him. An under-recognized collaborator of McLaren for 21 years, Lambart was a sterling animator in her own right. This instructive 64-minute compilation about Canada’s first woman animator, playfully contextualized by filmmaker Donald McWilliams, aims to set the record straight.
“A brilliant animation pioneer, Evelyn Lambart created a stunning body of work that is only now starting to get the broader recognition it has long deserved.”
– Michelle van Beusekom, Executive Director of the NFB’s English Program
“Evelyn is a source of inspiration. Her films are just as relevant as ever. I admire the beauty of her credits, they’re so colourful!”
– Mélanie Bouchard, Graphic Designer
FILMS MADE BY EVELYN LAMBART
The Impossible Map
O Canada
The Hoarder
Fine Feathers
Town Mouse and Country Mouse
FILMS MADE WITH NORMAN MCLAREN
Lines Vertical
Le merle
A Chairy Tale
Begone Dull Care
Mosaic
FILMS TO WHICH EVELYN LAMBART CONTRIBUTED
Global Air Routes
Challenge: Science Against Cancer
Research and Editing
DONALD McWILLIAMS
Title Design and Animation
MÉLANIE BOUCHARD
Sound Re-recording and Restoration
JEAN PAUL VIALARD
Voice Restoration
SYLVAIN CAJELAIS
Image Research
JOSÉE LALIBERTÉ
Archives
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
CINÉMATHÈQUE QUÉBÉCOISE
DONALD McWILLIAMS
The Lambart Collage
VERONIKA SOUL
Restored Sequences
SYLVIE-MARIE FORTIER
Technical Coordination
CANDICE DESORMEAUX
LUC BINETTE
A tip of the hat to
RANDALL FINNERTY
ELOI CHAMPAGNE
JULIE LAPERRIÈRE
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
PIERRE DUPONT
SERGE VERREAULT
JAMES ROBERTS
Administration
VICTOIRE-ÉMILIE BESSETTE
ROSALINA DI SARIO
DOMINIQUE FORGET
Executive Director, English Program
MICHELLE VAN BEUSEKOM
Executive Producer
MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA
Producer
MARAL MOHAMMADIAN

©2017 National Film Board of Canada