Opening Speech : McLaren

Collaborators : McLaren, Norman | Office national du film du Canada

Microphone.Public speaking -- Caricatures and cartoons.Wit and humor -- Drama.Film and Video Arts -- Animation.

Norman McLaren tries to welcome the audience to a film festival but is hampered by a microphone that has a will of its own. The film was made when McLaren was named the honorary president of the Festival International du Film de Montréal.

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