HEN HOP

Directed by Norman McLaren · 1942

A hen dances to lively music and transforms into an egg in Norman McLaren's hand-drawn-on-film animation.

A joyful classic of cameraless animation, drawn straight onto film by Norman McLaren.

This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added o

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