The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg

Paul Driessen

The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg (French: Le garçon qui a vu l’iceberg) is a 2000 animated short by Paul Driessen, which uses a split screen to portray the real life (on the left side) and imaginary life (on the right) of a young boy. A film without words, the 8 minute and 49 second National Film Board of Canada short is a retelling of the sinking of the Titanic through the eyes and active imagination of a young boy.

A film by Paul Driessen and NFB