Caroline Leaf

Caroline Leaf

Caroline Leaf (born August 12, 1946) is a legendary Canadian-American independent filmmaker, animator, and fine artist. She is globally renowned for pioneering fluid, handcrafted, "under-the-camera" animation techniques, primarily working with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Her work is celebrated for its emotional depth, psychological realism, and seamless visual transitions.

On screen

  • Caroline Leaf Out on a Limb, Handcrafted Cinema
  • Handcrafted Cinema
  • The Magical Eye
  • Kate and Anna McGarrigle
  • Interview

Behind the camera

  • Suite for Freedom
  • Slavery
  • Brain Battle
  • Two Sisters
  • I Met a Man
  • The Fox and the Tiger: A Chinese Parable
  • Pies
  • Kate and Anna McGarrigle
  • Interview
  • The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa
  • The Street
  • The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend
  • Sand or Peter and the Wolf

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