Short, surprising and always entertaining! Watch a collection of one-minute animated shorts from our Hothouse animation mentorship program, past and present.
In this animated short from the Hothouse 5 series, a lonely old lady sits in an empty room knitting. As her thoughts wander, her dreams take the shape of fanciful knitted creatures and objects that cocoon her in a pattern of wonder and comfort.
Produced as part of the 5th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.
Ages 11 to 12
Arts Education - Visual Arts
Diversity - Identity
As the elderly lady's fingers knit and purl, she attaches a memory of a thing, time, place, event or person to a stitch in the pattern of her knitting. Students can create a collage, a piece of art or knit a piece that represents their memories or their identity.