How Death Came to Earth

How Death Came to Earth (1971)

March 4th, 19710h 14min

Animation, Fantasy
70%

Overview

How Death Came to Earth is a 14 minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with an Indian myth of creation, and is notable for its trippy visual style.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Le vœu

Le vœu


Released on: 2001-12-19
Animation

Breakfast on the Grass

Breakfast on the Grass


Released on: 2011-01-01
Animation

Stop motion characters stumble and fumble their way through a clearing in the woods.

The Garden of Five Fingers

The Garden of Five Fingers


Released on: 1988-08-30
Animation

A stop motion animation using several phenakistoscopes of a polyhedron and other materials. Five “Eg...

The Animator

The Animator


Released on: 2007-01-01
Animation

A Jester sets up his portable stage on a barren planet, and compels his puppets to enact an old stor...

La Escala

La Escala


Released on: 1964-02-04
Fantasy, Drama

Experimental film by Aldo Francia that consists in diverse situations through the 123 steps of the S...

A Christmas Tale

A Christmas Tale


Released on: 1993-01-01
Animation

On the eve of Christmas, the tears of the poor girl Marusia melted the cold and indifferent heart of...

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On


Released on: 2022-06-24
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family

Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Con...

The Extinct Suite

The Extinct Suite


Released on: 2017-06-20
Animation, Music

An animated film made from approximately 1700 laser printed photo(collage)s, manipulated by hand.

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie


Released on: 2001-10-22
Animation, Family

Near Christmas, Robert "Bob The Builder" McGraw Jr. and his machine team gang of talking constructio...

How to Become a Grown-Up

How to Become a Grown-Up


Released on: 1967-10-01
Animation, Family

A little slacker doesn't appreciate his childhood and wants to face with adult problems as quickly a...

Awakened Demon

Awakened Demon


Released on: 2021-09-01
Drama, Fantasy

It tells the story of Hong Hai Er, who was already adopted by Guanyin Bodhisattva as the Fortune Kid...

Agent Blue: Part 2

Agent Blue: Part 2


Released on: 2025-02-06
Animation

The second installment of the agent blue franchise.

Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London


Released on: 1935-05-13
Horror, Fantasy

A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.

Hercules in the Haunted World

Hercules in the Haunted World


Released on: 1961-11-16
Adventure, Horror, Fantasy

Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, ...

My Art is Not Dead

My Art is Not Dead


Released on: 2013-11-03
Horror, Animation

A poor artist accidentally discovers the use of blood to paint his works and now he's on the search ...

A Cowboy in Lisbon

A Cowboy in Lisbon


Released on: 2025-04-11
Animation, Documentary

Tired of my city, I imagine the arrival of a cowboy in Lisbon.

Fishboy

Fishboy


Released on: 2018-06-05
Animation, Drama

Fishboy lives in darkness, his guilt about the past slowly consuming him. His girlfriend Laura is a ...

The Secret of Kells

The Secret of Kells


Released on: 2009-02-09
Animation, Family, Fantasy

Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and ...

Conquest

Conquest


Released on: 1983-06-02
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Horror

To mark his passage into manhood, young Ilias is gifted a magical bow by his father and embarks upon...

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real

Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real


Released on: 2004-03-05
Fantasy, Documentary

"The Last Dragon" is a nature mockumentary about a British scientific team that attempts to understa...