Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain
Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.
Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.
Damon Hines
Lisa Bonet
Ron Glass
Janet MacLachlan
Joseph Stern
Jimmy Arone
Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered quite such a touchingly acoustic way of tackling bigotry, but it’s done remarkably effectively in this short feature. A young blind lad wakes up in the morning hoping that it will be a nice day and that he can then go to the park. His senses immediately go into overdrive as he gleans from what he can hear and small and feel that the sun is, indeed, out. His mum is working hard and so agrees, reluctantly, to his sister taking him out and leaving him on his own for a few hours whilst she studies. In the park, he has everything carefully measured out so he knows exactly how many steps to take to safely and enjoyably navigate it. He even recognises the sound of the ice cream seller’s bicycle and today that chap stops to chat with him and gives him a few balloons. He also proceeds to describe the park to him, explaining that colours are just like sounds: sharp, soft, bright and dull and that in the grand scheme of things, colour doesn’t matter so very much. Sadly, when his sister comes to collect him and take him shopping, he is presented with rather stark evidence that that isn’t quite true! Though the animation is colourful and vivid, here, it’s also quite an interesting exercise just to close your eyes and listen to the narration. It’s quite affecting that way as he gets a pleasing enjoyment and satisfaction from simple things he can touch and hear as well as imagine - quite possibly conjuring up in things more beautiful in a minds-eye unconstrained by fact. It’s thought-provoking in an uniquely disarming and potent fashion, this, and well worth quarter of an hour.
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Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a school where everyone was welcome and accepted for who they are. Determined to make their dream come true, the ghouls travel the world on an epic adventure to recruit new students. But even in this amazing place, there's drama: a villainess zombie is spreading trouble rather than friendship, and every student must live with the fear that their secret will be revealed. Now the ghouls must save their school so that every monster has a place where they belong and their uniqueness is celebrated!
After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.
The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.
Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's attention moves on to other things only an infant could find interesting.
It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were beginning to forget about their friendship with dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber know just what to do to keep the dragons in the villagers' hearts. And across the sea, the dragons have a plan of their own...
When Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
A father discovers that his son floats, which makes him different from other kids. To keep them both safe from the judgement of the world, Dad hides, covers, and grounds him. But when his son's ability becomes public, Dad must decide whether to run and hide or to accept his son as he is.
Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.