NFB Collection
Hen Hop
19423 min 53 secFilm: Experimental, Animation
Direction: Norman McLaren
Production: Norman McLaren
After a long sketching session spent capturing the movements of these odd creatures, McLaren made this film of a chicken’s dance by drawing directly on film stock. Hen Hop drew great praise from Pablo Picasso.
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Subject categories
- Music > Animation of folk songs
- Dance > Dance InterpretationsFolk Dancing
- Animals > Stories
- Arts Education > Dance
Credits
- director
- Norman McLaren
- producer
- Norman McLaren
- animation
- Norman McLaren
Awards
- Special AwardFilm Festival