Maral Mohammadian Movies

Director Carrie Haber delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week...

Two lifetimes from now the world hangs in the balance. Dove, a young, enigmatic, gender-shifting warrior, discovers the gifts and burdens of their...

A spider professes its love for a squirrel. An interspecies courtship unfolds between the two doe-eyed neighbours. This short film is a testament to...

It was the perfect hiding spot. No one would find him there.

The first and—paradoxically—the final part of the triptych. The city, which is its subject, grows not only in space but, most...

Many cultures have viewed the lunar eclipse as a powerful reminder of the Day of Judgment. People chant prayers, sing songs and recite poetry, all in...

Alone in an aging cosmos, a traveller's pilgrimage comes to an end.

This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven...

An unapologetic warning about how complacent we can be.

There’s been another toxic spill. For the city councillor responsible, it’s just a big nuisance, having to endure media scrutiny until...

A woman awakes to mysterious sounds—and confronts an astonishing surreal world summoned forth by her innermost fears. Produced as part of the...

When Delia announces a breakup on group chat, she’s bombarded with inappropriate and comic remarks from her Salvadoran family. Produced as...

Dale Hayward brings to life his watercolour on paper. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

A little banjo-picking monster is trying to find her way at a signpost by the railway tracks. She sets out and finds what she is looking for in a...

When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one...

Printed manually on a vintage tabletop press using hand-carved linoleum blocks, this very short animation is about a new parent who learns about free...

A mink walks into a fur store. Fantastic Mr. Fox meets The Shining in this stop-motion cautionary tale of what happens when we don’t think...

Fed up with her roommate’s incessant shopping and hoarding, a girl takes matters into her own hands in this comical take on vlogging and the...