Nightmare at School

Who hasn't felt apprehensive at the thought of starting high school? Playing on imagination and humour, this short film offers viewers a thought-provoking piece dealing with the transition that young people between the ages of 10 and 13 experience. Inspired by the work of Escher and Magritte, Catherine Arcand has created a graphically rich film through optical illusions and trompe-l'oeil effects. Her style aptly illustrates the theme of perceptions and is perfectly suited to conveying the dream world into which the film takes us. A film without words.

For ages 5 - 8

Directed by Catherine Arcand - 2007 | 8 min

[notaname]

this depicts dream logic so accurately

[steveRoll]

the guy who animated this definetley dreamed about it.

[needleweave]

In his dream, he misses so many chances. Be brave and do what can help you reach your dream. You're not a human being if you don't commit mistakes, and fail for some time.
I always tell this to myself, I mustn't lose hope even after 70s.

[slugcumber]

I’ve been looking for this short for YEARS but I only remembered bits and pieces. NFB was such a huge part of my childhood I’m so glad i found this again

[welchdisney]

That Was Amazing, truly a school project.

[Royalrockateer]

This is how my first school night terror was

[souhardyochatterjee]

I read the title as "school at school"

[kadongleongle]

**looks at the main character's eyes**
Me: Markus, is that you?

[boxhunter]

3:45 guys he dose look like the G man right from half life

[Ctcg]

School is always a nightmare no matter where and when

[sandrajovic]

What's the green and blue eyes mean???

[thequietonesometimes]

My first 8 years of school I literally just needed to cross the street to get there. Literally! Then for High school it changed where I needed to take two city buses to get there. Get up 3 hours earlier. On those bus rides is where I realized this is part of the transition to becoming adults. And I thought? This sucks!!😢😁

[Peterpan]

This reminds me of Harry Potter movies..

[catherinesaly]

In exam days going to school is always a nightmare 😐

[EpsilonDelta]

Psychedelic as dream, scary as school

[anghuuhai]

Grow with your dreams
Not with your illslutions

[catherinesaly]

At first i thought it was the " The Polar Express "😍

[riheb]

that s what a nightmare really look like

[robertolopez]

This kid smoked some 3 grams of crak before going to sleep 😂😂😂

[gothicdragonwarriorqueen]

Here's a cool scary animation for Halloween!!!☻💀🖤🕷🕸