The Pigeon Cree
1986 · 10 min · Animation, Drama
A pastel animation produced by Sheila Graber and based upon the short story by Sid Chaplin. Narrated by north east broadcaster Mike Neville the film tells the story of Geordie, a miner, and his love for his pigeons and the trials and tribulations of his passion which is very popular around the region. The face of Sid Chaplin is used as Geordie.
Directed by Sheila Graber
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The Lady of Shalott · 1976The Lady of Shalott
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A pastel animation produced by Sheila Graber based on the Victorian ballad by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. With commentary by Francis Carr the film loosely tells the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat, a woman living in isolation inside a tower who sees the world through the reflections in a mirror.
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MovieAnimationFamily
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1988
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The South Shields-born animator Sheila Graber looks at the growing gender bias in toys for girls and boys. At the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, monster killing machines and robots fight each other and toy soldiers in khaki battle against pink clad, cute dolls, threatened animals and fairies. The toys gradually find their traditional roles reversed and harmony returns to the fictional killing fields of a Christmas home.
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1986
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Be a Good Neighbour · 1977Be a Good Neighbour
1977
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A dog on holiday is shocked to discover his kennel has been burgled. He learns about the ways in which he can protect his home through the Good Neighbours Scheme.
I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General · 1974I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General
1974
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A short Sheila Graber cut out animation of the song "I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" from Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.
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1982
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Through varying appropriate materials: mosaic; fresco; tempera; oil paint – the film traces the approach to the human face by artists from Egyptian to modern times.
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1985
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An educational children’s animation by Sheila Graber about the workings of the human body. The film features a one celled character called Bio as he guides the viewer on the structure of the skeleton.
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1974
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