Hothouse

MUD
Children guide the audience through a vision of shifting digital polygons in this CGI take of the beloved NFB classic Helicopter Canada.

An expression of the experience of wonder and discovery, carved from pixels and produced as part of the 10th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

Neal Moignard is an animator born in Australia and raised in Calgary, where he now resides. He creates animations, interactive installations, and performances that facilitate interaction with colour, texture, touch, movement, sound, and story. He mixes conventional mediums in order to unearth strange thoughts, feelings, and ideas, while remaining in dialogue with each form’s unique vocabulary.