A trip down memory lane

Jazz and innovative animation form a sensory swirl in this 1949 short

Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers.

In this acclaimed and innovative short animation from 1949, the Canadian filmmakers Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren visually interpret the music of the legendary Oscar Peterson Trio. Channelling the freewheeling, improvisatory spirit of the group’s jazz performances, Lambart and McLaren painted and scratched abstract images directly onto 35mm film stock, creating vibrant visual sequences that build, pulse and transform alongside the soundscape. The resulting swirl of sights and sounds........

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