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The Story of Christmas

Short Films and Mid-Lengths • 8m 1s

Directed by Evelyn Lambart | 8 mins | 1973
Evelyn Lambart, considered the “First Lady of Canadian animation,” illustrates the familiar tale of Jesus’s conception and birth in the luminous and symbol-rich fashion of a medieval manuscript.

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