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
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[@notaname4564]

this depicts dream logic so accurately

[@steveRoll595]

the guy who animated this definetley dreamed about it.

[@allbest247]

I was gonna say that

[@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

[@welchdisney9453]

That Was Amazing, truly a school project.

[@boxhunter9742]

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

[@souhardyochatterjee3343]

I read the title as "school at school"

[@zeesayspewpew]

The art style is so beautiful

[@marlongarcia1108]

this is great, i love it

[@tutsebhatu6495]

I love this channel

[@nfb]

Happy to hear it!

[@sandrajovic9304]

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

[@Caracolenpaz]

Great!!!!

[@Peterpan490]

This reminds me of Harry Potter movies..

[@rajendra478]

So beautiful concept for children s

[@sandrajovic9304]

A+

[@mulaffarabdullah2900]

That's a real nightmare

[@jimdemonslayer7005]

Thia could be an interesting series

[@ThuyNguyen-xu5by]

Like inception

[@yll___]

i love thissss

[@catherinesaly4433]

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

[@robertolopez9483]

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

[@scmckittrick]

God that's creepy

[@bleachdog5678]

Wired he he silly

[@anghuuhai2316]

Grow with your dreams Not with your illslutions

[@crazymort2484]

Drugs

[@trananhphat1461]

Smoke weed everyday :))

[@sorryinadvance5362]

I dunno im just really high lmao

[@HeyHeyNingenSucker]

This looks like Alice in Wonderland sindrome.

[@juliyademayavathi]

Monument valley?🏔

[@marcelowiller5432]

Conhecer

[@RuminatingKiwi927]

Did the animators actually experience this or what

[@5ksubswithoutvids221]

wtf it was nice tho

[@Mackellen76_nongsak]

It is not that bad... but not that great either

[@gwylock1]

What the fuck was that

[@conanelbarbaro]

Is this the lost film of Alice in wonderland?

[@ppsmagicworld]

lsd - this thing - bad idea

[@hypertonification]

Maybe you should all get fucked and enjoy a cartoon. Novel idea yeah?

[@adamwatson2914]

Garbage. I never felt anything but 'apprehensive' at school. This doesn't say shit to me.

[@needleweave8881]

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.

[@Royalrockateer]

This is how my first school night terror was

[@matthewlefty5384]

This should be a game

[@thekadster9243]

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

[@tiger_844]

turquoiseandroid Yas! XD

[@gamer-oh9nu]

2:15 Hello darkness my old friend

[@skuwashi4865]

: - [ ??? FAIL

[@yeeetyeeet1095]

I really like this

[@alexgomes1190]

Like Alice in Wonderland!

[@onlyforwatchingvids2086]

i love the message

[@austinza55]

very good

[@Bluecamaro8694]

School is always a nightmare no matter where and when

[@alexPn83469]

This is totally epic. . . 💓👌😨

[@RamKumar-md6se]

Stressful old days of school..😊

[@priyanshusrivastava9434]

Finally I got an Indian comment 🇮🇳

[@nipin790]

Epic!!!

[@g_in_garage]

5:08 *RUN DANIEL*

[@Beakinsable]

Is that the name of the main character?

[@thequietonesometimes6415]

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!!😢😁

[@ScottLaceyMN]

Wow!

[@thelastspick5333]

More like tripping at school

[@Xuriiya]

basically my dreams

[@EpsilonDelta1]

Psychedelic as dream, scary as school

[@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819]

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

[@adamwatson2914]

UR so chrmin

[@riheb9365]

that s what a nightmare really look like

[@catherinesaly4433]

In exam days going to school is always a nightmare 😐

[@JS369JS]

1:36 free radicals I think it is

[@shinlo9707]

It deep or not ? Can you explain this?

[@Fordarktimes]

I dream this kinda stuff almost every day its very stressful

[@dr.ing.salmanstmsc538]

Eventually

[@elliottdwayne.k3792]

So it’s is about what you’re going to be when your big?

[@ReveCodi69]

Very nightmare nes....kudos to those who know what I’m talking about...

[@austincherry1573]

What the hell?

[@yumekaegoshita9367]

よくみたら指４本やねんけ

[@johnlocke4695]

This is what happens if you legalize weed in your country