Madame Tutli-Putli

One of the most fas­ci­nat­ing facts about this film is that the main char­ac­ter was based on the actress Lau­rie Maher, whose eyes were filmed and com­pos­ited into the actual pup­pet. Have a close look, it is as eerie as powerful.

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, weighed down with all her earthly pos­ses­sions and the ghosts of her past.

She trav­els alone, fac­ing both the kind­ness and men­ace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds her­self caught up in a des­per­ate meta­phys­i­cal adven­ture. Adrift between real and imag­ined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli con­fronts her demons and is drawn into an under­tow of mys­tery and suspense.

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczer­bowski of Clyde Henry Pro­duc­tions directed this won­der­ful film back in 2007, pro­duced by the National Film Board of Canada. As with many per­sonal projects Chris and Maciek were not only the film­mak­ers but also played the role of ani­ma­tors, sculp­tors, col­lage artists, screen­play writ­ers and art directors.