Movies: Sheila Graber Animated Films
- 1974

I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General (1974)
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A short Sheila Graber cut out animation....
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- 1973

When I Went to the Bar (1973)
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A short Sheila Graber cut out animation....
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- 1978

Marking Time (1978)
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A very brief history of time, and how it has been measured from the dawn of time to the dawn of digital watches....
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- 1979

Christmas Around the World (1979)
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A short Christmas animation produced by Sheila Graber in which Santa Claus and his three robin helpers deliver presents all over the world....
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- 1976

The Lady of Shalott (1976)
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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...
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- 1988

Toys Will Be Toys (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 ...
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- 1986

My River Tyne (1986)
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An animated film produced by Sheila Graber with music performed by Tom Gilfellon. The history of the River Tyne, from the source in Scotland to the mouth at South Shields, is pictured using pastel, paintings, drawings, personal photographs and docume...
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- 1979

Larn Yersel' Geordie (1979)
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An animated interpretation of Scott Dobson’s comic guide to the Geordie dialect, Larn Yersel’ Geordie, presented in three lessons. With artwork by South Shields animator Sheila Graber and narrated by Scott himself, the film takes a humorous – and at ...
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- 1982

Dance Macabre (1982)
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Animated short....
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- 1975

The 12 Days of Christmas (1975)
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A short Christmas animation produced by Sheila Graber based on the traditional carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. The film focuses on Santa Claus as he introduces each of the twelve days to comic effect....
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- 1986

The Pigeon Cree (1986)
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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 ...
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- 1976

The Boy and the Song (1976)
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An animated film by the South Shields film maker Sheila Graber in which the boy and his cat feature in a set of adventures inspired by the lyrics of some well-known songs the boy sings. This film is a follow up to her earlier film entitled the Boy an...
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- 1985

Bio and Bones (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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- 1985

Expressionism from Cave Art to Now (1985)
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The history of Expressionism summed up in 6 absolutely terrifying minutes....
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- 1980

Face to Face (1980)
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Using a smudge-and-click pastel animation technique, traces the history of a life from cradle to grave....
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- 1974

The Boy and the Cat (1974)
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The first complete animation produced by Sheila Graber and set in her native South Shields. The film follows the adventures of a small boy and his cat as they walk through the snowy landscape, chase a Robin down onto the River Tyne and meet Father Ch...
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- 1977

Be 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....
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