Jacques Drouin
Available films
3 of Jacques Drouin films are available for viewing in this section.
Title: Ex-Child/Ex-enfant
Year: 1994
Length: 04 min 57 s
Synopsis : A young boy and his father are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle overhead. His father takes his place and is immediately shot and killed. Horrified, the boy understands that war is not a game. Based on article 38 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates the right of children under the age of 15 not to be recruited into the armed forces. Film without words.
Title: Nightangel/L'Heure des anges
Year: 1986
Length: 18 min 41 s
Synopsis : A seamless blend of puppet animation and the pinscreen technique is used in this evocative, romantic story of a man's obsession with a mysterious and benign spirit. When tragedy befalls him, he finds refuge in the love this nightangel has shown him. Film without words.
Title: Mindscape/Le paysagiste
Year: 1976
Length: 07 min 31 s
Synopsis : A particularly creative example of the pinscreen animation technique, this film is about an artist who steps inside his painting and wanders about in a landscape peopled with symbols that trigger unexpected associations. Film without words.