Sprockets (TV series)

Sprockets
Genre	short film
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Producer	Julius Kohanyi
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	16 January 1975 (1975-01-16) – 29 June 1976 (1976-06-29)
Related
Canadian Film Makers (1974)

Sprockets is a Canadian short film television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1976.

Premise

This series featured short films by independent Canadian filmmakers, including animated and experimental works. Hosts for each episode were selected from Michael Hirsh, Frederick Manter, Whitney Smith, Mark Stone and Jana Veverka.

Scheduling

In its debut season, this half-hour series was broadcast Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 January to 13 March 1975. It moved to Fridays at 10:30 p.m. from 18 April to 27 June 1975. For the second season, it was broadcast Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. from 11 March to 1 April 1976, then another run on Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 22 June to 29 June 1976.

Episodes

Films included:

• At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch — Deepa Saltzman
• The Brotherhood — Al Sens, animation from Vancouver
• Dull Day Demolition — Insight Productions
• The Journals Of Susanna Moodie — Marie Waisberg
• Love at First Sight (short version) — Rex Bromfield
• O Canada — Henning Jacobsen

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Sprockets". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.