Fine Feathers

Directed by Evelyn Lambart · 1968

A blue jay and a loon swap their plumage for leaf costumes, until a gust of wind shows them the value of their own feathers.

A gentle, beautifully crafted cut-out fable from an NFB animation pioneer.

In this short cut-out animation by Evelyn Lambart, two duelling birds get the urge to change their plumage. A blue jay wants to be decked out in the green of cedar, and a loon dons the burnished red of oak leaves, but ne

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