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A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

More than three thousand insects appear in this film each for a single frame. As the colours glow and change across their bodies and wings it is as if the genetic programme of millions of years is taking place in a few minutes. It is a rampant creation that seems to defy the explanations of evolutionists and fundamentalists. It is like a mescalin dream of Charles Darwin's. The film is inspired by the insect collection of Walter Linsenmaier in the natural history museum of Luzern. As each insect follows the other, frame by frame, they appear to unfurl their antennae, scuttle along, or flap their wings as if trying to escape the pinions which attach them forever in their display cases. Just for a moment the eye is tricked into believing that these dead creatures still live . . .

Jonny wants to be a good person. Jonny wants a lot of things.

Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.

Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.

Chuck Steel is a maverick, renegade, lone wolf, loose cannon, cop on the edge who doesn't play by the rules.

An Oscar nominated cartoon about underestimating those appearing small and weak.

Home for Leilah is the fortress lair of her crime lord father; her family the mobsters who terrorise a world from which she is protected. But when she gets a taste of the outside, she realises the real darkness lies not on lawless streets, but deep within herself.

A view from inside the isolation and perceptual distortion of senile dementia.

What could possibly tempt the tastebuds of an anthropomorphized bull and his tiny duck-like friend? A severed hand! Dee-lish! But be careful - we've heard that baked hand causes heartburn!

Featuring Sammy and Sausage - this episode sees them going for a swim.

Two wildebeests disagree whether an object in the water is a crocodile or a log.

Animation telling of the adventures of Mouse, Mole, Rat and Owl. Before giving a Twelfth Night party, Mouse makes a snowmole for Mole. In a dream, Snowmole takes him to a land where his every wish is granted. But dreams can become nightmares and wishes can sometimes backfire!

A Past Development project for Sam Register Warner Brothers Animation.

Don’t judge a book by its cover but do judge a political party by its garage.

Bingo, a cartoon dog, lands in the jungle after a hot-air balloon accident.

A little girl, a woman, and an old lady are all in constant movement. They live their own simple journeys that culminate together in one unique and revealing story ending.

A short film about flower pots, and the problem with habits.

The Mr. Men and Little Misses are going on an alphabet treasure hunt field trip on the Misterland Bus to see what things they can find to make up all the letters of the alphabet.

A British trick film with stop-motion animation by an unknown film maker.

A joyful depiction of music in motion using disposable everyday objects and the sound of big-band jazz.

Minimalist, geometric shapes are set to processed found noises in a film that takes familiar noises and makes them strange.

an online gamer encounters an NPC in real life from having skipped a youtube advert

Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions are given simply and accurately in this animated programme.

Through snakey dildos, and a journey through a mind bending forest, we follow Siro's quest for self discovery.

Two usherettes in a cinema foyer talk about boys and boredom and what they are going to do when they get home from work.

An award-winning short film for Channel 4.

Dive into a monochrome ‘sketch’ animation detailing the end of humanity as we know it.

Short animated film highlighting the struggles children and women face to be seen and treated fairly and equally in society around the world.

Stripped-back wooden dolls put on the greatest show on Earth via the marvel of stop motion.

Based on a children's book of the same name, Wylder is a story about a Boy, his Dad and the great outdoors.

The first episode of Dinosauria Volume 2, and sixth overall instalment.

After gracing earth with a streak of releases that ultimately led to their debut Greatest Hits Vol. 1 album, it is time for the first full live performance of AREA21. Creating live renditions of their songs with a full band, including Martin Garrix on guitar, this 46-minute special will also dive into the true story behind AREA21’s journey here.

An astronaut blasts off for another world, leaving part of himself - his left arm - back home. After a doomed landing, his mind is conflicted...

a black and white experimental horror short film about a preacher and a vampire and their descent into a toxic psychosexual dynamic, leading to their ultimate surrender to nature

An educational children’s animation by Sheila Graber about the workings of the human body. The film features a one celled character called Bio as he guides the viewer on the structure of the skeleton.

Then a rising star on London’s stand-up circuit, in the mid-90s Harry Hill made a series of 16mm short films with experimental filmmaker and projectionist David Leister, full of madcap comedic flair and DIY spirit.

Angry Kid is given the task to write a 10-page essay for his teacher on who he really thinks he is.

A young pup dreams of a long lineage of pampered breeds and teaches new owners about his desired doggie domain as a pet.

Why has Mr Christie’s body been stolen? Who stole it? Who really is Mr Yakamoto – a brilliant cartoonist, a genius scientist, or a psychopathic serial killer? Mrs Christie sets out on a quest to find her husband. Her journey ends deep in the lava tunnels of Iceland…

The first complete animation produced by Sheila Graber and set in her native South Shields. The film follows the adventures of a small boy and his cat as they walk through the snowy landscape, chase a Robin down onto the River Tyne and meet Father Christmas. The character of the boy is based upon Sheila’s nephew Nigel and the cat is based upon her own cat Whitey.

Never trust a penguin with your soup.

A werewolf conflicted with identity, Maya seeks to understand the two sides of herself- before the consequences become deadly.

Employing a montage of xeroxed images, paintings and sound, Jukebox is a personal journey through fragmented experience.

Inside the Human Lab is a horror stop motion animation showing what goes on inside a vivisection lab.

A blind man receives corneal transplants. He is fifty years old. For the first time since he was ten months old he has complete functional use of his eyes. What does he see? This is the story of a man’s struggle to learn to see.

Documentary on the early days of Aardman Animation.

A short film that shows a mill owner that improves working conditions to improve worker productivity.

Cowboys trade lewd stories in the spirit of one-upmanship. Beer guzzling, bestiality and hellfire: it must be a Phil Mulloy cartoon.

Joyful, androgynous forms shimmy across the screen to the sound of world-beat music.

Following an accident on his drive home from an ageing nuclear facility, Dev becomes stranded at an isolated emu farm governed by two older mystic lesbians. Growing suspicious of their intentions, Dev begins to fear what role he has to play in their arcane plans...

In a cosy corner of England there are a couple of things the villagers are far too polite to mention. Everyone is naked and there's a huge double entendre in the room. In the world's first all knitted animation, nudinits are the quirky inhabitants of Woolly Bush, a village bursting with Britishness and bare bottoms.

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

The talking penis, first seen in the books of Gray Joliffe, returns for his second animated outing.

A short film about sharing.

A stop motion short film shot with a stills camera in the ceiling pointing straight at the floor.

Animation based on a Stanley Holloway/G. Marriott Edgar monologue. A northern wood salesman refuses to drop his prices for Noah, despite the flood that occurs around him.

An animated documentary shedding light on the daily struggles of individuals living in poverty as they fight to provide for their families and preserve a sense of dignity and joy.

This was Carolina Lopez Caballero's graduation film at Farnham (now Surrey Institute of Art and Design), but has a strength and confidence of vision which is unusual in student work. The technique mixes three dimensional work, boiling watercolour, thick paint, ink and collage. The mark-making mixes roughness and calligraphic grace. The film tells a dreamlike story of a king who is attracted to the singing of a mysterious woman. He is disappointed when she turns out to have the head and neck of a swan and finds it difficult to fit into her new role as Queen.