Muybridge's Strings (; Maiburijji no ito) is a Canadian-Japanese animated short film, directed by Kōji Yamamura and released in 2011.Ramin S. Khanjani, "Chronos Pulls the Strings: Roaming thoughts On Koji Yamamura’s Muybridge’s Strings (2011)". Off Screen, March 2014. A meditation on the passage of time, the film contrasts the story of Eadweard Muybridge, the British photographer who was a key innovator in the concept of photographically recording motion, with the story of a contemporary mother in Tokyo who realizes that her daughter is growing up and slipping away from her.Catherine Munroe Hotes, "Muybridge’s Strings (マイブリッジの糸, 2011)". Nishikata Film Review, June 15, 2012.
The film won the Excellence Prize at the 2011 Japan Media Arts Festival,Egan Loo, "Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards" . Anime News Network, December 15, 2011. and a special prize at the 2012 Hiroshima International Animation Festival.Crystalyn Hodgkins, "'Great Rabbit,' 'Muybridge's Strings' Win Awards at Hiroshima Animation Fest". Anime News Network, August 28, 2012. It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.Brian D. Johnson, "Quebec and Croneberg (sic) lead Genies". Maclean's, January 17, 2012.
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