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Dona Biu is a faith healer from a city in the interior of Brazil and the short film follows her routine when she wakes up until she begins to carry out her cures. The story is told from the perspective of a city resident through her childhood memories.
This fun, stop-motion film shows what happens when a cloud meets a plane. What could possibly go wrong?
Baghdad, early 1990s, in a reality where humans have been replaced by cyborgs, a young couple and their newborn try to flee their country where war has just broken out.
Hunky Dory juxtaposes scenes of animal life with images of human existence, observing the quirky and unexpected ways in which we are similar. The meticulously hand-drawn animation is a visual smorgasbord, moving and morphing in perfect time to the banjo music of Béla Fleck and his bandmates in My Bluegrass Heart.
During an air raid the girl accidentally loses the daily bread ration. A strange old woman picks it up. the woman is death herself carrying scissors which she uses to cut the thread of life of people dying in the besieged city. but at the last moment death saves the girl.
Based on the book "A dor mais doída: relatos de violência obstétrica", this animated short film portrays gender-based violence through the testimony of the author Caira Lima, who shares the story of her aunt Gleide's first pregnancy experience.
Despite the world's disasters, an artist insists on playing. A story inspired by Bach's immortal music and painted onto toilet paper rolls as a tribute to the tradition of painting directly on 35mm film.
A fluid blend of digital and analog forms, Flux is a visual poem musing on all things water: from the swelling waves, to the rigid ice, to the gaseous forms of our galaxy. Changing states, mutable forms and flowing associations invite the viewer to relieve their mind and let their spirits float along for the ride.
An introverted girl ventures into a wild valley, risking her life to reclaim her precious necklace from a mischievous parrot.
The film features the stories of women in aviation from World War II to the present, including Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans and Jeannie Leavitt, the first American woman to fly combat.
Nils Balleydier revisits Martin Scorsese's film in a one-minute animated clip.
Frustrated that her father shared her writing without her permission, pre-teen Stella runs into the woods to get rid of her stories. Instead, her stories come to life and envelop her whole. She must come to terms with her relationship with her father and her self-esteem to make it home.
A woman wakes up at home. She looks at her garden, mindful of the concealed rhythms of plants and animals. A moose visits her. She follows it and there begins a strange journey where the world and her flow together, until they become one. Director Unt creates a beautiful story of rebirth and emancipation. To achieve this, she uses several animation techniques for each step she makes, each metamorphosis she undergoes, from cut-outs to moving sand, from traditional 2D to point-of-view shots. The viewer can appreciate the textures, the tactile quality of the film, and, at the same time, how the main character gets freer in the frame. There’s indeed an expert lightness of touch at work here.
Un chihuahua nervoso di nome Picasso viene infastidito. Meglio lasciarlo stare. A nervous chihuahua named Picasso gets annoyed. Better not to bother him.
A sand-animated documentary about the Chevra Kadisha, the men who clean and dress bodies for burial according to Jewish tradition.
KHARVAN is a mixed-media documentary exploring the coexistence between smooth-coated otters and the ancient Khazan ecosystem of Goa. Blending live-action and animation, the film delves into the unique socio-ecological balance of these human-engineered wetlands, highlighting their rich biodiversity, cultural heritage, and the challenges they face today. Through a narrative that intertwines wildlife, local traditions, and conservation, KHARVAN tells a captivating story of harmony, resilience, and the urgent need to protect the otters living in these ecosystems.
The Future ... Is Just Like You Imagined is a short experimental animation film that explores two distinct dystopian futures through the lens of our internet and pop culture imaginarium. It assembles an extensive collection of visual tropes and clichés to depict a grim vision ruled by totalitarian systems of control, coercion and oppression. From brutal autocratic dictatorships to decaying cyberpunk megacities, familiar imagery warns of a self-fulfilling prophecy that may be upon us. The future... is just like you imagined is a part of the multi-year project SND (Spoznavanje narave in družbe, or Studies of Nature and Society) by visual artist Sara Bezovšek in which she reappropriates internet and pop culture references using a dense visual language in order to construct narratives that are both a critique and a celebration of the highly saturated online media landscapes we navigate daily.
Soo and To-o, who once lived on different stars, fall in love and stay together until the very end of their world’s collapse.
A dog, abandoned on the Moon, desperately tries to escape. With unexpected help from another lonely soul, the dog will regain hope and learn to trust again.
Home is an animated chronicle based on the lucid memories of the filmmaker’s 90 year-old-mother, Sheela Sabnani, who remembers and misses her two homes, her two fathers, her sewing machine, and the radio that were separated after the partition of India in 1947.
A saloon pianist in the wild west dreams of playing classical music.
An old woman braids the threads in the forest when her community is captured and the Hammock begins an unexpected journey. Multiple adventures follow - or precede? - as the Hammock guides us through a narrative in knots.
What if the famous biblical ark, the last refuge of humankind and the animal kingdom during the great flood, was not merely an act of divine intervention but, instead, a meticulously planned programme for professional reintegration?
A disabled man living in Ottawa at the time of the freedom convoy protests ruminates on the concept of freedom.
The story of a naive but persistent monster who, on his mother's birthday, will try to bake the cake that his late father, a pastry chef, used to make for her every year, in order to brighten up her life again.
A family has embarked on a long journey, facing numerous dangers and driven only by a dream, that of a better life.
On a visit to Earth, the aliens discover that doing good may not always work out.
Grouchy grandpas are trying to drive a young traveler out of their forest, who climbs everywhere and disturbs them. But when the main old man finds himself in danger, the traveler saves him and grandpas accept him into their pack.
Danny Rodman is a high school kid who finds a device that can bring any fictional character to life. But will he see how chaotic it is to have them all at once?
Jjang-ddung, an intrepid little girl, lives to the fullest, playing whenever she can with her friend Bong-sik and neglecting her disabled sister. When her dog gives birth to a litter of puppies, she promises to take better care of her little sister if she can adopt one.
Inspired by the Mongolian folksong, 'Nuunzaya'.
Taming a Mischievous Little Kitten Lady with Jawny's Song 'Honeypie’
Fung, a girl who grew up in the old Hong Kong public housing, was having her last year in the primary school. The old estate was about to demolished and rebuilt, neighbors and friends were leaving gradually. Although Fung knew this would happen, she could not let go of the feeling of parting. One day, in this fading homeland, Fung made a special friend.
A visually poetic manual that inspires everyone to create something wonderful using the steps "gather, make, and wait."
A woman moves into a new apartment. Soon, her clothes start changing.
Homage to the single frame of film and the colour Pink in 1/24 of a second. 16mm scratch on film image with handmade optical sounds.
First entry for Dolly Baby, an upcoming animated franchise. In a dystopian future, Dolly, a reconditioned and outlawed human, seeks refuge in a bar after a bloody fight against several guards. As she tries to catch her breath while pouring a drink, the door of the bar suddenly opens behind her...
Foil Guy is alive! What happens when the all time greatest stop motion aluminum foil guy comes up against an unstoppable force.. and who will prevail!?
A gang of everyday superheroes, made up of the class outcasts, must face the most dangerous, exciting, and epic missions, such as saving the school's pet pig from the clutches of the class bullies.
Based on true events, this award-winning animated short film portrays a unique spiritual moment in an almost empty Holy Mosque of Makkah during the COVID-19 lockdown, inspired by Nabila Abuljadayel’s original artwork.
A street musician struggles to be recognized. A car accident leaves him injured and his blood stains a tattered bag. Curious eyes consider it art, and he exploits this macabre fascination
Director Laura Passalacqua sums up William Friedkin's horror classic The Exorcist in one animated minute!
A collection of six short films based on six poems (Carbón, Remedio, Grito, Cariño, Entierro and Camino)
A surreal film about the reactions of different personalities to external stimuli. A selection of funny situations and attractions with elements of the absurd. The heads stand in a row, like houses along the street. Characters, objects and other entities penetrate inside the head houses and organize various actions there, changing themselves or changing the heads. Some scenes are played out inside the head. Part - from the outside - in the panorama along the street. Passers-by and guests in houses are the essence of thoughts or feelings. The brain or eyes are the inhabitants.
Picture postcards, travel brochures and holiday photos are all this merrily caustic collage needs to portray moods and desires between the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. In spring 1990, the first Interflug plane carrying GDR citizens touched down on Majorca. About the mediterranean colours of the island, the first-person narrator remarks in the voiceover: “We knew them from the postcards sent by our West German relatives. This was the West, this was West-West.” Ostensibly naïve, her recollections nonetheless develop an ironic undertone. However blue the sea shines in the photos, however loud the castanets play, the travel group with their East German money are never more than onlookers in this half-board paradise. Everything seems like an empty promise: the bursting oranges on the trees, the sumptuous breakfast buffet and the giant hotel pools.
A lonely alien travels across the universe hoping somewhere to find what he wants most... to know if he is completely alone or if there is something more. And after traveling for a long time through different galaxies, stars and planets without finding anything, everything changes when he arrives on planet Earth.
A lonely man has an unexpected encounter with a being that has the mind of a small child.
Combining drawing and collage, this animated film captures the deep attachment bond between Edna, a hospitalized baby, and friends of her parents who regularly visit to comfort her, exploring themes of connection, life, grief, and vulnerability with poetic grace.
Much has been said about the strong bond between humans and dogs, but when the adverse reality of a country tries to break it, it's when that bond can be tested. "Sugar Bread" is an autobiographical short film that touches on topics such as Venezuelan migration, the passing of time and grief, all seen through the unique tint of a dog's gaze.
Siblings Thiago and Ísis,explore three Brazilian biomas: Cerrado, Pantanal and Mata Atlântica together with their father, filmmaker João. They help an animal in danger in each scenario and discover their importance and their mysteries. The film presents the theme of environmental preservation to children in a playful way, with music and funny animations.
A young woman is trapped in a relentless cycle of life, constantly searching for answers but only sinking deeper into her own emotional void. Desperate to break free from her misery, she delves inward, dissecting her own thoughts and seeking an outsider's perspective to shed light on her situation. She finds herself in a constant battle to break free from the vicious loop.
An experimental short animated film.
Seeking to retreat while on a noisy train, a passenger dons his headphones and escapes into a vibrant world where a chance encounter might change his life.
Witness an innocent little lizard be subjected to thousands of years of technological development in a continuous morphing transition. From a stone wheel to a barrage of factory products, Redevolve snaps nature out of its tranquil state to show us the wonders of high-paced productivity and the toll that industrialization has had on our ability to take things slow and simmer under the sun.