Mail Early for Xmas (1959)
- Original title
- Mail Early for Christmas
- Directed by
- Norman McLaren
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 4.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A short animated film reminds viewers to mail their packages early for Christmas. The filmmaker scratched images directly onto black film with a power tool, mixing in quick bursts of text.
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The Energy Carol (1975)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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