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In Northern Ireland, two enterprising young criminals bite the dust when an ATM robbery goes wrong. Undeterred by their untimely demise, they come back as ghosts for one more shot.

A musical reminder of the importance of washing your hands after you go to the toilet.

A short documentary animation about the European Witch Trials

Hello, citizens of Autodale! You are pretty. Your neighbours, friends and family are also pretty. But sadly, not everyone is pretty. Some are ugly… We, here at Autodale, do not want “uglies”.

One of several short films. Claymation that follows the misadventures of a mad anthropomorphic frog chef, often facing mishaps and disaster in his kitchen.

A short film about OCD checking and the anxious inner struggle that can often be invisible to others.

This mixed-media comedy animation follows Rodger, a young man heading into what should be a routine job interview. When a scheduling mistake made by his original interviewer throws everything off, the fumbling receptionist, Iris, scrambles to rearrange things. Unfortunately, Rodger ends up with Joei, a well-meaning but utterly clueless intern turning the already stressful situation into a chaotic and unpredictable experience.

A satirical film about modern British politics and tactics of distraction.

An oil pastel 90-second animated documentary short explores international students’ homesickness through personal voices, abstract imagery, and reflective emotional journeys.

Moving out of our family house I had to dispose of some of my possessions. A time of reflection. The film is a small memorial to all those who perished in the concentration camps.

A film about the pressure which society puts upon people to project different images, particularly the image of success. Through the medium of potato printing the film shows how Madame Potatoe struggles to cope within the world in which she is placed. She retreats into the earth leaving her image to continue along its own increasingly exploitative path. Madame Potatoe was first shown as part of Emma Calder's MA show at the RCA, which comprised a life-sized, motorised Madame Potatoe eating crisps and watching the film on telly. She was sat in a room papered with Madame Potatoe print wall paper. Shown at the Tate Gallery, animation festivals, CH4 TV and world wide TV. Madame Potatoe print bought by the V&A for the prints and drawings collection. Many press clippings and associated articles are available.

Gender inequality is a global issue that affects women's participation in politics, education, and the workforce. While women have made progress in politics, they are still underrepresented in leadership positions.

A mad scientist is working on her next solution.

Animated public information film from the Health and Cleanliness Council.

An hour-long animated film, following the story of a willow tree, as it searches for its place in the forest, meets fellow trees, and survives against the forces of nature and humankind.

A group of crazed factory workers become obsessed with a hill. They let loose on the marshy earth, succumbing to strange desires. The hill watches them closely, commenting on their activities like a deranged poet.

"An Anatomy of Melancholy" is a cinematic meditation on mortality which takes the form of a special anatomy book - one in the process of being made. As hand-drawn illustrations appear slowly and painfully on the pages of the book, showing us parts of a dissected human body, we witness both the act of creation and a testament to our own passing. Accompanying the simple but powerful images of the human body, we hear the words of Keats' Ode on Melancholy: "Ay, in the very temple of Delight. Veiled Melancholy has her sovran shrine..."

The third – and presumably final – instalment in the mercurial ‘Christies’ animated features by the equally mercurial bad boy of British animation, Phil Mulloy. Mister Christie and the others return for one last time to try and work out exactly who they are. A serial killer is loose deep under the streets of London. Raw, roughly hewn images knitted together with a unique system of narrative structuring, bashed into existence using the tools and resources of our age and plastered onto the big screen with the customary ‘take it or leave it’ Mulloy energy.

After falling in love with a road work sign, a traffic light green man decides to break out of his box and explore the wide world around him to find his admiree. But will his excitement and admiration with the world around him be returned?

Emi is a walrus who loves eating ice cream but, every time she finishes a cone she wants more. At the suggestion of her friend, the snowman, she goes on a series of wonderful adventures.

A goat battles his decision paralysis, anxiety, and internal critics in an attempt to make the most of the one hour he has to get ready in the morning.

Martha has stopped listening to her intuition and her life begins to suffer. After a strange encounter, she starts to reassess and begin her journey of self-discovery.

Becky gets ready for a night out but her eyeliner doesn't want to cooperate... what will she do?

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

If you are sitting comfortably then Archie the Ant will begin his bedtime story, although sadly Archie’s creator left it unfinished. Frank Percy Smith was a true pioneer of natural history filmmaking and a real lover of insects. “Marking time”, as he later put it, between working on educational films he spent two years making this “Bedtime Stories of Archie the Ant” series, which was seemingly never released. The film is left as it was when Smith abandoned work on it. It’s out of sequence, and has repeat alternate takes giving an insight into his working methods. The intertitles are bunched at the end, offering a tantalising glimpse of where the story was going.

Can a pressure washer put a bit of sparkle back into a long-in-the-tooth relationship like it would a weathered old patio? Listening in on a couple’s silly everyday conversations.

Excess baggage, an old flame and new encounters.

A short Christmas animation produced by Sheila Graber in which Santa Claus and his three robin helpers deliver presents all over the world.

A philosophical debate on the legitimacy of art created by A.I. tools told through the medium of silliness. The Artist must confront the A.I. who is about to make some art on a canvas.

Directed by Phil Mulloy.

COLIN-19 is a 60-second stop motion comedy about a coronavirus microbe. Colin always wanted to travel, but he didn't realise his selfish actions would cause the next plague.

Three tired friends, driving home from a music festival, find themselves stuck in traffic. Frustrated they decide to turn off on to the small, unfamiliar country roads. As the group inevitably find themselves increasingly lost tensions within the car rise.

This is a simple love story. A silent film with sound in which virtual reality has finally caught up with us. And why does everyone always have to speak English?

Patterned artwork designed and painted by Gondi artists in tribal India is brought to life in this highly decorative film which tells the story of a vain mouse who considers herself to be the best of the best and hence deserving of the best of the best in all things. Her well-meaning friend the wagtail takes her demands literally and tries to satisfy the greedy mouse’s every whim with disastrous consequences for the mouse. Traditional Gondi Song sung by Pardhan Gonds from Bhopal. The sacred fiddle - the Bana played by a Pardhan Gond musician and recorded in Pantagarh.

Take a glimpse at the natural world which surrounds us in this groundbreaking documentary, produced and realized by Dante Zaballa and Osian Efnisien.

A lonely, middle-aged man gets more than he bargained for when he finds a can of Instant Sex at the local supermarket.

The Golem, a monstrous being of inanimate matter from Jewish folklore, is accidentally summoned from a book wreaks havoc through a library.

What do cats talk about when their owners aren't around? What do they really think of their lesbian owners?

One man, his dog and a trail of broken women. He's filthy and gorgeous, cruel and mean, and irresistible to women with low self-esteem. A satirical and comic portrait of Don Justino, a beautiful, stylish and truly nasty man

On a prairie millions of miles from home, a grumpy space farmer is having trouble with one of her hive: a robot bee called Buzz that keeps going rogue. After failing to reprogram the mischievous bee she follows him into the belly of a volcano and discovers something that will change life on Mars forever.

A short and personal animation, exploring nostalgia and place in the digital age. Every single frame of the film has been hand drawn onto parchment, creating a space where love, myth and Google Maps can intertwine.

A young child wishes for all the toys in the world, but soon realises what's truly important in life.

Resurrected, empowered Mummy smashes her stereotypes and lashes back at all those who try to confine her. Film made with Vera's partner, Phil Mulloy, who contributed making sound and music.

A character model sheet tries to change himself after getting critique from an instructor saying that he was "super generic."

A short animated film in which five young people tell of their experiences of domestic violence. Emma and her mother escape from a violent father by moving to a refuge. Jamie sees the effect on his mother of his father's violence. For Sidra, the violence of her father is psychological and controlling. Sophie, her sister and mother are all targets of her stepfather's aggression. Daniel supports his friend Tom, whose mother is being hit by her boyfriend. The young people respond positively to their situation, and take some action, asserting their right to live in a safe environment.

Art for art's sake.

Inside a hollow tree trunk two mushroom roommates decide to spice up their evening with some recreational drugs.

Will the sweets find their way home?

A lonely robot finds a blueprint and attempts to build himself a friend.

A dog on holiday is shocked to discover his kennel has been burgled. He learns about the ways in which he can protect his home through the Good Neighbours Scheme.

Welcome to Rocky Hollow a secret place where children can watch the characters Mr Oak, Sycamore, Acron, Miss Myrtle, Conker & Rosie The Post Pigeon having picnics, exercising, magic tricks or just having various activities together in Rocky Hollow.

A mixed media 2D animation illustrating the beautiful letter from Stefano Gabbana to Domenico Dolce.

Emma's quiet life of semi-retirement is disrupted by the surprise family visit of Sylvie, Derek, Tom & Otis who are just passing on their way home. Their flying visit is abruptly ended by an upsetting phone call, yet Emma seems strangely unperturbed.

Who is the queerest of them all? This queer off will reveal all! Warning: may include vogueing karate.

The Tale of Sir Richard is a short film about the brave and gallant knight, Sir Richard, who is hell bent on slaying a dragon, if only it weren’t for a particularly embarrassing problem with his sword.

A girl comes home to a familiar, but unwelcome, stranger.

Find out what cows are fed and how their meals are prepared with the massive mixer. Farmer Tom and Les get the cows beds ready and then bring them in to get their yummy food. Watch out Farmer Tom; Les becomes a bit forgetful!

Computer animation / live action short. In a boy's room, his toys come to live to combat the giant ape on his TV.

A film about wet landscapes. Their past, present, and future. 2D animation made using pencil, watercolour, and gouache.

Blue Justice Part 1 follows a hero called Blue Justice navigating his way through a world with an imperfect system of which he is trying to fix. His ideologies on how to fix it are challenged by heroes and villains alike. In the end, who will reign supreme and who will succumb to the pressure of 'the system'?