Chris Lavis

The White Circus

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

"The White Circus," an adventure-romance that takes place on a snowy New Year's Eve, when a young pilot crashes his plane into a war-torn town on his first mission. There, he falls in love with a beautiful cabaret singer, befriends a talking circus bear and incites the townsfolk to liberate themselves from a despot.

Madame Tutli-Putli

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

Laurie Maher

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.

Cochemare

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

Blending animation, live action, and stereoscopic 3D, Cochemare is an immersive, tactile, and sensory experience. As the viewer journeys from the mystical Forest of Storms to the orbiting International Space Station, the film forces us to confront our notions of voyeurism, femininity, and the separation of body and mind.

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

Meryl Streep, Spike Jonze

Jennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is missing. She leaves home to discover what that is.

We Eat Shit

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

An unapologetic warning about how complacent we can be.

We Drink Too Much

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

An unapologetic take on the vicious cycle of earning too little and consuming too much.

Gymnasia

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

Step into a dream, where the ghostly ephemera of a lost childhood await you.

Saint-Louis Square

Maciek Szczerbowski, Chris Lavis

Two gentlemanly pigeons sit next to the fountain at Saint-Louis Square in Montreal, playing checkers and enjoying the summer weather. Little do they know the dangers that lurk. Part of a series of NFB Public Service Alerts.