https://duncanmajor.com Duncan Major Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:15:46 +0000 https://duncanmajor.com en https://duncanmajor.com/Imprint Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:08:17 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Imprint Imprint (2025) A handmade animated short film Chance encounters can leave a lasting imprint, like ink on paper. At 13, Duncan Major met artist Tara Bryan and discovered a shared passion for letterpress printing that shaped his life. In her memory, Duncan created Imprint, a poetic animated film that serves as a heartfelt tribute. Using the letterpress and craft material she passed down to him, the film brings hand-printed art to life with vibrant animation, evocative imagery and a beautifully designed soundscape. Imprint celebrates how the relationships we build echo outward, leaving an enduring legacy. Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan, US (2025) Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montreal, Canada (2025) Vienna Shorts, Austria (2025) Anifilm, Czech Republic (2025) HollyShorts Film Festival, Los Angeles (2025) Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada (2025)&nbsp; &nbsp; Honourable Mention for Best Atlantic Short Documentary Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada (2025)London International Animation Festival, UK (2025) qathet International Film Festival, Canada (2026) Spokane International Film Festival, US (2026) Monstra, Portugal (2026) Linoleum, Ukraine (2026)NFB Press Kit A National Film Board of Canada Production&nbsp; Written, Directed &amp; Animated byDuncan Major Music &amp; Sound DesignRomesh Thavanathan EditingDuncan MajorXi FengProducerMaral Mohammadian Full Credits <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62a2edad3f36e26b013d4a9bf156417bd11ad12815b8a6fe4f73b0e0724f2590/3-Imprint_10021813_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="227301830" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62a2edad3f36e26b013d4a9bf156417bd11ad12815b8a6fe4f73b0e0724f2590/3-Imprint_10021813_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f50e3dc66073bcff4ce4e7e3891cbd75c0a804ac84ece0b15fe730cec4172b17/1-Imprint_10021914_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="227301827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f50e3dc66073bcff4ce4e7e3891cbd75c0a804ac84ece0b15fe730cec4172b17/1-Imprint_10021914_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3be7d5d07ee7fa13eb69a85415cc01d474949782f7610109939523643c5a4ba1/2-Imprint_10015513_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="227301829" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3be7d5d07ee7fa13eb69a85415cc01d474949782f7610109939523643c5a4ba1/2-Imprint_10015513_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f399a5a633333d7683a66795b979381f53e835b9b88abf0f0d7d749aa0a36d0f/4-Imprint_10032820_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="227301831" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f399a5a633333d7683a66795b979381f53e835b9b88abf0f0d7d749aa0a36d0f/4-Imprint_10032820_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1c575041ea67db315e845529ddc4eb60857d5d0a5e932f25cd4c260d28ffe43/5-Imprint_10012513_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="227301832" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1c575041ea67db315e845529ddc4eb60857d5d0a5e932f25cd4c260d28ffe43/5-Imprint_10012513_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b7a0fceb9c35f7db92d68cfd7ce866e392d4ee01bdba2829ea78e5850369b4a3/6-Imprint_10020707_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="227301833" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b7a0fceb9c35f7db92d68cfd7ce866e392d4ee01bdba2829ea78e5850369b4a3/6-Imprint_10020707_72dpi.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/Bisexual-Eau-de-Parfum Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:15:46 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Bisexual-Eau-de-Parfum The 21st season of Karina Longworth’s film history podcast You Must Remember This centres on torch singer — and accused murderess — Libby Holman, and her sexually-fluid group of friends and lovers from the 1920s to the end of the 1960s, which included Montgomery Clift, Tallulah Bankhead, Josephine Baker, Nicholas Ray and many more. Karina and fragrance designer Joey Rosin collaborated to make Bisexual — a creative interpretation of Libby's signature scent, Jungle Gardenia. I drew Libby in ink and watercolour, inspired by this incredible poster by Fred Koester. Illustration and layout: Duncan Major Bisexual typeface: Teddy Blanks Shop <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e18dd287bded63e2b88b6c06ac55aa84052e9e488f552d471478dce386b9223/Bottle_Promo.jpg" data-mid="252964527" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e18dd287bded63e2b88b6c06ac55aa84052e9e488f552d471478dce386b9223/Bottle_Promo.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d268b31282bb733d1aeb8c3c48559bd04a814d9de00f6f631a1ae7167baa40ca/Box_Front_Promo.jpg" data-mid="252964528" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d268b31282bb733d1aeb8c3c48559bd04a814d9de00f6f631a1ae7167baa40ca/Box_Front_Promo.jpg" /> <img width="2600" height="2444" width_o="2600" height_o="2444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75243ef95587f5ef7a661c58217263e564f556944690845d4fba9d3417e22562/Libby_Illustration.jpg" data-mid="252964526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75243ef95587f5ef7a661c58217263e564f556944690845d4fba9d3417e22562/Libby_Illustration.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/Oderin Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:21:36 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Oderin A collaborative dance-theatre work inspired by the poems of Agnes Walsh.The show explores a daughter’s deeply personal journey into her past following her mother’s death. Delving into themes of identity, Newfoundland resettlement, duty and devotion while examining the relationship between mother and grandmother and grappling with dementia and mortality. Directed by Charlie Tomlinson and Amber Borotsik Premiered February 1, 2025&nbsp; Arts &amp; Culture Centre, St. John’s <img width="1470" height="2159" width_o="1470" height_o="2159" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f95cd97ed136b32038211091a0503440ced81ed9891b7fd3c00e0a0856953207/Oderin_Plain.jpg" data-mid="227302112" border="0" data-scale="54" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f95cd97ed136b32038211091a0503440ced81ed9891b7fd3c00e0a0856953207/Oderin_Plain.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/Here Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:28:32 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Here Book cover for Here by Heidi Wicks (Breakwater Books, 2025)One house, one hundred years: Here is a collection of interconnected short stories that bend time with a complex and varied cast of characters passing through a single mansion in Newfoundland, confronting the ghosts of family, perseverance, redemption, and survival. Here on Indigo <img width="1074" height="1576" width_o="1074" height_o="1576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/154733a5d5229241979bd2972c5dc5f930c381c5bf7f038c6200f497cb968c47/Here.png" data-mid="245058698" border="0" data-scale="49" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/154733a5d5229241979bd2972c5dc5f930c381c5bf7f038c6200f497cb968c47/Here.png" /> https://duncanmajor.com/James-Hurley-Singles Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:34:12 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/James-Hurley-Singles Single artwork for composer and pianist James Hurley Each cover was improvised while listening to the piece in question, then scanned and altered digitally. <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ebe89985cc8e2fd2334c94fdc8b8fcd3e1c39d500774729bd9a3e13dde4385c/GoldenSlumbers.jpg" data-mid="227302181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ebe89985cc8e2fd2334c94fdc8b8fcd3e1c39d500774729bd9a3e13dde4385c/GoldenSlumbers.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcf19b1ec167878fe154685aa269eed8d19f103b9477190bb3621ea4e804dfc3/Greg_B.jpg" data-mid="227302182" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcf19b1ec167878fe154685aa269eed8d19f103b9477190bb3621ea4e804dfc3/Greg_B.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba2aa073137654134e52a28a102463ba548255c4fa4dfbb511917213e984c311/HeyJude.jpg" data-mid="227302183" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba2aa073137654134e52a28a102463ba548255c4fa4dfbb511917213e984c311/HeyJude.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de84f59f8a58c2efb5b9ef7a83251cdaafc6294a4cb851dce8f019a26f51192d/SignalHill_1.jpg" data-mid="227302184" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de84f59f8a58c2efb5b9ef7a83251cdaafc6294a4cb851dce8f019a26f51192d/SignalHill_1.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb9c3c27ddc538aa0ee1cb4b3353957a679c47c6696104249964d4028b70b9d3/SignalHill_2.jpg" data-mid="227302185" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb9c3c27ddc538aa0ee1cb4b3353957a679c47c6696104249964d4028b70b9d3/SignalHill_2.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f02bf9e01da7058c59a449319af28753c33441cfd0381373a2039b324040539c/SignalHill_3.jpg" data-mid="227302186" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f02bf9e01da7058c59a449319af28753c33441cfd0381373a2039b324040539c/SignalHill_3.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9989ff6f9dd11ce6e1c2798112635c2e2cbb9225ec1c90c3f8a9165de159eea7/Prelude-I.jpg" data-mid="227302191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9989ff6f9dd11ce6e1c2798112635c2e2cbb9225ec1c90c3f8a9165de159eea7/Prelude-I.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89ad704cbc341f59e84fc89f0fa11cc6a549504828989ce5f4448071133cb545/Interlude-II.jpg" data-mid="227302188" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89ad704cbc341f59e84fc89f0fa11cc6a549504828989ce5f4448071133cb545/Interlude-II.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5c826d9acdbde85f295a5451cb8d00333dfcd1c2e367f53ef8382924b9c321d/Interlude-III.jpg" data-mid="227302189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5c826d9acdbde85f295a5451cb8d00333dfcd1c2e367f53ef8382924b9c321d/Interlude-III.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/261ff32fd05043d26244850573f3d93d2229ffa79547bd66697681fbc2447ed7/Interlude-IV.jpg" data-mid="227302190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/261ff32fd05043d26244850573f3d93d2229ffa79547bd66697681fbc2447ed7/Interlude-IV.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/The-Storm Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:22:00 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/The-Storm The Storm (2021) Animated short film Physician/filmmaker Monica Kidd reflects on what it means to bring a baby into a world under pandemic lockdown, evoking memories of wild summer storms to amplify a sharply etched tale of disruption and rebirth. Trailer Atlantic International Film Festival (2021) St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (2021) Whistler Film Festival (2021) Edmonton International Film Festival (2021) Tricky Women Animation Festival, Austria (2021) A National Film Board of Canada Production&nbsp; written, directed and narrated by&nbsp;Monica Kidd animation, editing and production design byDuncan Major produced byAnnette Clarke sound design and original composition byIsabelle Riche <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d564fb9e28fd213eedd582f778a7cceaaabfdc1175729b86b43df32f0bfb7817/4_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10005806_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="133033003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d564fb9e28fd213eedd582f778a7cceaaabfdc1175729b86b43df32f0bfb7817/4_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10005806_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae87d68cadfd55d24550de5c81d45ba23ae258558496f4e982def7dd4e6f43a3/1_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10011223_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="133033161" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae87d68cadfd55d24550de5c81d45ba23ae258558496f4e982def7dd4e6f43a3/1_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10011223_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b415c7ee4de33b3543b32227712eef8c01151117559fd084e92af0b6b91f1db/3_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10013423_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="133033168" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b415c7ee4de33b3543b32227712eef8c01151117559fd084e92af0b6b91f1db/3_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10013423_72dpi.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f4d6e14fbe6abb2851be3e56499c32fa92cfc548cc486cb841823db972269a0/6_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10023311_72dpi.jpg" data-mid="133033200" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f4d6e14fbe6abb2851be3e56499c32fa92cfc548cc486cb841823db972269a0/6_TheStorm_NFB_1920x1080_10023311_72dpi.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/Strange-Children Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:50:56 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Strange-Children Album cover for The Novaks’ Strange Children EP Apple Music <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41ff7312ded88dd20ea4eaeaa7f87b5f200f9c94e08f634997538001f13c6409/Strange_Children_Sleeve_Web.jpg" data-mid="222541190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41ff7312ded88dd20ea4eaeaa7f87b5f200f9c94e08f634997538001f13c6409/Strange_Children_Sleeve_Web.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/Garbage-Street Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:28:13 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Garbage-Street Vinyl album design for Garbage Street by Mick Davis &amp; Thin Love Apple Music <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f1bb5c681a3fdbfe2df0518d16662be86df83b2b5d271b79f78817f7329b731/Garbage_Street_3000px.jpg" data-mid="227302130" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f1bb5c681a3fdbfe2df0518d16662be86df83b2b5d271b79f78817f7329b731/Garbage_Street_3000px.jpg" /><img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23a7d0d311ecde5030daee7a8eb29a5af46d3b69426bf9cbbf5364f500d73a73/Garbage_Street_Back_3000px.jpg" data-mid="227302131" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23a7d0d311ecde5030daee7a8eb29a5af46d3b69426bf9cbbf5364f500d73a73/Garbage_Street_Back_3000px.jpg" /> https://duncanmajor.com/Will-You-Love-Me-Tomorrow Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:48:32 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/Will-You-Love-Me-Tomorrow Single cover for Mick Davis’ cover of Will You Love Me Tomorrow.&nbsp;Fine liner and coloured pencil. Bandcamp &nbsp; Apple Music &nbsp; <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5275c503b36acca5282c8971b3c2acf3cb1dc8753a811e910e5c601148c1d54/WillYou.png" data-mid="132775033" border="0" data-scale="68" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5275c503b36acca5282c8971b3c2acf3cb1dc8753a811e910e5c601148c1d54/WillYou.png" /> https://duncanmajor.com/The-Father Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:43:50 +0000 Duncan Major https://duncanmajor.com/The-Father Poster for The Father, a play by Florian Zeller presented at the LSPU Hall, St. John’s, January 2020. Gouache, coloured pencil. <img width="2000" height="1125" width_o="2000" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fae9b2d11d919c2a9fbce9141d697cd086f559e74392f9aa459c87031d615d6e/TheFather_Web_16-9.png" data-mid="133034062" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fae9b2d11d919c2a9fbce9141d697cd086f559e74392f9aa459c87031d615d6e/TheFather_Web_16-9.png" />