In a house on a hill under a looming storm cloud, family life unfolds at breakneck pace. The crises, joys and random accidents of the day-to-day happen in a shattering blur. But amid the constant change, certain instants unspool slowly. Time flies yet our memories are elastic, stretching moments, compressing years. Seeds explode into plants in a split-second burst. One minute a daughter's blowing out six candles on a birthday cake, and in the blink of an eye she's moving out.

With deft dark humour, Chris Hinton plays with the speed of life. Like life itself, Flux is packed with more than you can absorb the first time through. Vivid as a Miro painting, Flux reverberates with the twang of a plucked string.

Christopher Hinton is a multi-award-winning animator who has worked extensively for the National Film Board, as well as for the CBC and several commercial animation studios. Born in Galt (now Cambridge), Ontario, in 1952, Chris has animated, written, directed and produced over a dozen NFB films, including the award-winning Blowhard (1978), Lady Frances Simpson (1978), Giordano (1985), Blackfly (1991) - which was nominated for an Oscar¨ - and Watching TV (1994). In addition to Flux, his latest 2002 animations include the web production Twang.